Why priests?
Garry Wills
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Why priests?
by Garry Wills
Published
2013
Publisher
Viking
Pages
302
ISBN-13
9780670024872
ISBN-10
0670024872
Description
In his most provocative book yet, Pulitzer Prize winner Garry Wills asks the radical question: Why do we need priests? Author Wills spent five years as a young man at a Jesuit seminary and nearly became a priest himself. But after a lifetime of study and reflection, he now poses some challenging questions: Why do we need priests at all? Why did the priesthood arise in a religion that began without it and opposed it? Would Christianity be stronger without the priesthood, as it was at its outset? Meticulously researched, persuasively argued, and certain to spark debate, Why Priests? asserts that the anonymous Letter to Hebrews, a late addition to the New Testament canon, helped inject the priesthood into a Christianity where it did not exist, along with such concomitants as belief in an apostolic succession, the real presence in the Eucharist, the sacrificial interpretation of the Mass, and the ransom theory of redemption. But Wills does not expect the priesthood to fade entirely away. He just reminds us that Christianity did without it in the time of Peter and Paul with notable success.--From publisher description.
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How many pages are in Why priests??
This edition of Why priests? has approximately 302 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Why priests??
For most readers, Why priests? typically takes between 6h 18m and 4h 12m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 75,500 words and common reading speeds.
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What is the word count of Why priests??
The estimated word count for Why priests? is approximately 75,500 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of Why priests??
Why priests? was written by Garry Wills.
When was Why priests? published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2013. The original work may have been published on a different date.