Father Clement: A Roman Catholic Story - Softcover

Grace Kennedy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461897709 ISBN 13: 9780461897708

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

“Father Clement: A Roman Catholic Story” by Grace Kennedy presents a narrative set in early 18th-century Britain, tracing the collision of Protestant and Roman Catholic worlds through the Montague and Clarenham families, and the priest Dormer, alias Father Clement, whose earnest piety and theological rigor test faith, family loyalties, and political anxieties during the Jacobite era. The plot follows Ernest Montague, Maria and Catherine Clarenham, Basil Clarenham, and the Jesuit priest Dormer as they navigate discussions on confession, fasting, intercession, image worship, purgatory, and church authority. Dormer’s zeal and his role as confessor bring him into intimate influence over the households, while Ernest challenges doctrinal errors with Scripture. The story unfolds through chapel visits, private galleries, and family conversations, against a backdrop of rebellion and court intrigue. It probes the tension between Bible-centered Protestant piety and Catholic ritual, tracing conversions, loyalties, moral struggle, and the costly consequences of religious conflict. The novel ultimately questions authority, emphasizes personal faith grounded in Scripture, and portrays the complex human costs of religious contention.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461897709
• ISBN 13: 9780461897708
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 258