Healing and Developing Our Multiculturalism: A New Ministry for the Church

This book is a theological/pastoral response to Vatican II's call to develop our cultures as outlined in section 2 of De Ecclesia in Mundo Huius Temporis: The Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World. It provides a historical perspective on the Church with brief outlines of the Church's relations to the Chinese, Jewish, Muslim, and Latino cultures. The author then reviews some of the defects in our present multiculturalism and suggests means for healing and developing our culture in the United States.

William J. Rademacher is the author of five books, including The New Practical Guide for Parish Councils. He has served as theological consultant on pastoral ministry to the Catholic diocese of Las Cruses, New Mexico. Rademacher is a former professor of theology and director of the pastoral ministry program at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.