James A. Wehner - The Evangelization Equation: The Who, What, and How

If you are looking for a watered-down definition of evangelization that refuses to speak the truth that within the Catholic Church is the fullness of Christ, then dont pick up this book. But if you want a real understanding of the mandate of the Gospels to convert our culture and bring souls to Christ, then this is the book for you.

ROBERT P. LOCKWOOD,
former president of Our Sunday Visitor and
Director for Communications, Diocese of Pittsburgh

Fr. Wehners research gives a broad explanation of the new evangelization that will prepare and challenge the reader to become a major player in evangelization.

MOST REVEREND ROBERT J. BAKER, S.T.D.
Bishop of Birmingham, Alabama

Fr. Werner has written a very readable and yet comprehensive explanation of what the new evangelization is and, just as importantly, what it is not. The Evangelization Equation provides helpful clarification and practical considerations for all concerned with answering the Churchs call for a new evangelization.

MOST REVEREND PAUL J. BRADLEY
Bishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan

In this thought-provoking book, Fr. Wehner challenges the disciples of Jesus today to engage in the new evangelization to get people excited about their faith againan enterprise which surely makes the challenge of Jesus as real as the day He set His commission alive.

MOST REVEREND DAVID A. ZUBIK
Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Evangelization Equation will be a valued resource for priests, deacons, seminarians, pastoral workers, and members of the lay faithful. Fr. James Wehner has made a timely contribution through this very accessible introduction.

MOST REVEREND PAUL S. COAKLEY, S.T.L., D.D.
Bishop of Salina, Oklahoma

The Evangelization Equation presents a hard look at our current state of affairswhats working and whats notand proposes a way forward. Evangelization is not optional, and its not primarily the clergys job. This book should be required reading for any Catholic called to the apostolate, and that means all of us.

MIKE AQUILINA
Vice president of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology

Fr. Wehner presents what is going on with the new evangelization in many parts of the United States. He has a compelling and comprehensive grasp of the topic, and presents the material
in an enthusiastic and convincing manner. This treatise will prepare you to join in this new evangelizing mission for our Church today.

MOST REVEREND EDUARDO A. NEVARES
Auxiliary Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona

As someone very interested in evangelization I recommend this book for those committed to the new evangelization that John Paul II and Benedict XVI have called us to. Fr. Wehner has an excellent set of principles to be used in effective evangelization beginning with the fact that we must love the people that we are trying to evangelize. It is a practical and helpful book
for evangelizers!

MOST REVEREND MICHAEL J. SHEEHAN, S.T.L., J.C.D.
Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico

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2011 Father James A. Wehner
All rights reserved. Published 2011
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2011921104
ISBN: 9781931018692

Scripture quotations are taken from the
Catholic Edition of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1965, 1966
by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the
Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission.
All rights reserved.

Excerpts from the English translation of the Catechism of the
Catholic Church for the United States of America copyright 1994,
United States Catholic Conference, Inc.Libreria Editrice Vaticana.
English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
Modifications from the Editio Typica copyright 1997,
United States Catholic Conference, Inc.Libreria Editrice Vaticana.

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