Naked Parish Priest What Priests Really Think They're Doing

Based on a survey sent out to Catholic clergy in the UK, this study is a major contribution from empirical theology towards interpreting the health and potential of the priesthood today. The issues raised by this new study concern the nature and health of the priesthood, a topic of most urgent concern at a time of clerical scandal and abuse. The conclusions of this book are extremely revealing but fundamentally positive for anyone concerned with the future of the Christian Church at the start of a new millennium.

Stephen H. Louden became a Monsignor as a former Principal Roman Catholic Chaplain and Vicar General to the British Army. His doctorate researched the relationship between personality, stress and burnout in Catholic parish clergy Leslie J. Francis is Professor of Practical Theology at the University of Wales, Bangor. He is an Anglican priest and a fellow of the British Psychological Society