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Faith in Crisis

Critical Dialogues in Catholic Traditionalism, Church Authority, and ReformBy Andrew Likoudis

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Faith in Crisis equips Catholics to navigate today’s fiercest ecclesial debates. With a foreword by philosopher-statesman Rocco Buttiglione, the volume unfolds in three sections: Traditionalism—exposes the roots of fundamentalist rigor, private-revelation subcultures, and reactionary dissent. Church Authority—outlines papal primacy, collegiality, and the distinction between ordinary and extraordinary Magisterium—showing how trust erodes and how to rebuild it. Reform—revisits Vatican II and the postconciliar reforms, synodality, ecumenism, and interreligious dialogue, showing that legitimate change is always reform in continuity. Amid a polarized media atmosphere and doctrinal fog, these essays offer the clarity and pastoral realism Catholics need to remain anchored in a Faith ever ancient, ever new.

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GenreSpirituality and Religion, Education and Learning

Length25 hrs 2 mins

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FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateOct 2, 2025

LanguageEnglish

1Front Matter

26Chapter 20: The Spirit of Obedience

2Foreword

27Chapter 21: Doctrinal Safety of the Ordinary Magisterium and Religious Obedience

3Preface

28Chapter 22: Heresy in the Pope’s Non-definitive Acts? A Defense of a Charism of Safety

4Introduction

29Part 3: Reform

5Part 1: Traditionalism

30Chapter 23: Vatican II and Theological Paradigms

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6Chapter 1: Functionality Over Faith: A Modern Crisis

31Chapter 24: Conversion and Reform: Ecclesial Reconfiguration in the

7Chapter 2: Lessons from St. Hilary, the “Athanasius of the West”

32Chapter 25: Veritatis Splendor Magistra et Amoris Laetitia Matris

8Chapter 3: Rigorism in the Early Church: The First “Fundamentalists”

33Chapter 26: The Death Penalty and Doctrinal Development

9Chapter 4: Fundamentalism and Americanism: Obstacles to Thinking with the Church

34Chapter 27: Between Pessimism and Presumption: Hope of Salvation in Church Teaching

10Chapter 5: Reframing Orthodoxy: Beyond Conservative &amp; Liberal

35Chapter 28: The Church is One: The Irrevocable Commitment to Christian Unity

11Chapter 6: Faithfulness, or Rigidity?

36Chapter 29: Religious Liberty and its Foundation

12Chapter 7: What is Heresy?

37Chapter 30: Interreligious Dialogue &amp; the Incarnation

13Chapter 8: Diagnosing the Malaise of Modernism within Traditionalism

38Chapter 31: Eastern Philosophy and a Christology of Religions

14Chapter 9: Private Revelation and Apparition Subculture Within Traditionalism

39Chapter 32: Traditionalists’ Questions Regarding Catholic Teaching on the Jewish People

15Chapter 10: Clericalism and Spiritualism Within Traditionalism

40Chapter 33: Do Catholics and Muslims Worship the Same God

16Chapter 11: Trad-Adjacent: Radical Catholic Reactionaryism

41Chapter 34: Inculturation and the “Pachamama” Ordeal

17Part 2: Church Authority

42Chapter 35: Missiology and Material Culture in the Modern Age

18Chapter 12: Lessons from St. Peter’s Papacy

43Chapter 36: The Liturgical Reform in Retrospect

19Chapter 13: Collegiality: A Traditional Doctrine

44Chapter 37: Challenges in Liturgy: Authority, Continuity, and Sectarian Concern

20Chapter 14: How Doctrinal Development Happens

45Chapter 38: A Reader's Guide to Pope Francis’ Vision of Liturgical Formation

21Chapter 15: Finding Catholic Orthodoxy

46Chapter 39: The Road Ahead: A Call for True Ecclesial Unity

22Chapter 16: Thinking with the Mind of the Church

47Chapter 40: Taking the Virtuous Path: An Open Letter to Confused Young Catholics

23Chapter 17: Catholic Clickbait: Digital Media & Outrage Culture in the Church

48Postscript: A Church for the World, Not a Church for Itself

24Chapter 18: The Ordinary Magisterium and the Question of Dissent

49Index

25Chapter 19: The Antidote of Trust

About the author

Andrew Likoudis

Andrew Likoudis is a Catholic scholar specializing in ecclesiology, ecumenism, and contemporary debates surrounding Church authority and reform. He is the founder and president of the Likoudis Legacy Foundation. His writing has appeared in the National Catholic Register, Catholic Review, Patheos, and Philosophy Now. He holds a B.A. in Communication Studies from Towson University, an A.A. in Business Administration from CCBC, and an M.A. in Catholic Studies from Franciscan University of Steubenville. He is an associate member of the Society for Catholic Liturgy.View all by Andrew Likoudis