Although different in scope and thrust, these two recent works from the pens o f Catholic laymen both provide interesting insights into the Roman Church o f Vati can II. Scharper’s work which, in terestingly, was published by the Southern Baptis t B roadman Press, takes the reader through the present house o f Rome from the unused parlor o f “ points of view the Church once held but which it has either changed or is in the process o f ch a n g in g ” through the dining room o f wor ship, the quarters of the bishops, religious orders and the Pope. In tended to expose the wary Prot estant to the modern Catholic, it does just that in a most enjoyable, readable manner. The mood changes somewhat in Duquesne’s A Church Without Priests? from the confident, basic ally happy guide who recognizes certain problems but sees the trends moving in a satisfactory direction to a problem becoming o f increasing c on c e rn to the Church — departures from the priesthood. The reasons for the crises, according to Duquesne, stem all the way from the authori tarian, monarchical aristocractic structure to celibacy and the loss o f self-identity in the ministry. The suggested road out of the present dilemma o f the Church lies basically in the de-clericaliza- tion o f the ministry. These books not only provide the reader with an up-to-date glimpse of the Catholic Church, but also they broach many areas o f concern among Protestants as well, particularly those tending toward denominational hierarchi cal structures. Meet the American Catholic by Philip J. Scharper, Broadman Press, 1969, 151 pp., $3.95 and A Church Without Priests? by Jacques Duquesne, The MacMil lan Co., 1969, 192 pp., $4.95. Reviewed by Robert L. Saucy, Prof, of Systematic Theology, Talbot Theological Seminary. EVANGELISTIC SERMON OUTLINES AND RE VIVAL SERMON OUTLINES both volumes com
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