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One of the most influential Catholic thinkers and writers of our time, priest, sociologist, author and journalist Father Andrew M. Greeley has built an international assemblage of devout fans over a career that spans five decades. He is the author of over 50 best-selling novels and more than 100 works of non-fiction and his writing has been translated into 12 languages. A Professor of Sociology at the University of Arizona and a Research Associate with the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago, Father Greeley is a respected scholar whose current research focuses on the Sociology of Religion.
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A native of Chicago, Father Andrew M. Greeley, is a priest, distinguished sociologist and bestselling author. He is professor of social sciences at the University of Chicago and the University of Arizona, as well as Research Associate at the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. His current sociological research focuses on current issues facing the Catholic Church-including celibacy of priests, ordination of women, religious imagination, and sexual behavior of Catholics.Father Greeley received the S.T.L. in 1954 from St. Mary of Lake Seminary. His graduate work was done at the University of Chicago, where he received the M.A. Degree in 1961 and the Ph.D. in 1962.Father Greeley has written scores of books and hundreds of popular and scholarly articles on a variety of issues in sociology, education and religion. His column on political, church and social issues is carried by the Chicago Sun Times and many other newspapers. He stimulates discussion of neglected issues and often anticipates sociological trends. He is the author of more than thirty bestselling novels and an autobiography, Furthermore!: Confessions of a Parish Priest.
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This review is from: Ascent Into Hell (Mass Market Paperback)
Father Greeley was at the top of his form when Ascent Into Hell was published in 1983. His examination of the workings of the Catholic church and priestly vocation may have shocked Catholics, but it is a fascinating look into the inner sanctums of a world that is mostly unknown to the rest of us. The contradiction in the title refers to Hugh Donlon's climb to the good life that becomes his own private hell on earth. The Church, like the rest of the country, underwent wrenching changes during the 60's that are still having their effects today. Just as the secular world experienced upheavals in the American family, the Catholic church too experienced a shift in its underpinnings. The lesson to be learned here, though, and it is that God is there for you, no matter what you've done or how far you've fallen. Though the world fails us and we fail ourselves over and over again, His love never does. Greeley, himself a side-tracked priest, takes on the Church by maintaining that once a priest, always a priest. Hugh begins the story as a dedicated albeit overworked priest who, as a result of his manipulation by his family and the Church hierarchy, is sidetracked from his mission. His own fatal flaws include an uncontrollable attraction to the opposite sex, which is definitely off limits to a celibate priest, and an inability to forgive and forget. A combination of events catapults Hugh out of the priesthood, and into a forced and ghastly marriage. He becomes a financial success, but is then victimized financially by his own brother. The process by which God rescues Hugh from himself is awe-inspiring. END
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