For more than thirty years the Church has been torn by a conflict that revolves around the question of the Liturgy In this instructive and practical work Denis Crouan has two purposes in mind On the one hand he analyzes the weight and validity of the arguments of the different liturgical factions in the Church On the other hand he makes accessible to everyone the instructions and directives that have been issued by the Magisterium that define a truly Catholic Liturgy in today s Church An experienced theologian Crouan attempts to show the underlying causes of the liturgical crisis that has been afflicting the Church At the same time his aim is to highlight the sort of pastoral action that would allow this crisis to be overcome His solution is not a return to the past nor is it to promote arbitrary innovations as regards the liturgical celebration of our faith Rather he champions a restoration of the individual authority of the bishops in bringing about solely with the he