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"Gibson displays uncommon intelligence in The Coming Catholic Church...with cul-de-sacs into church history and a line of set pieces exploring church governance with priests, theologians, lay activists, abuse survivors, Vatican officials and U.S. hierarchs, this book has impressive range." - Jason Berry, author of Vows of Silence , in The Chicago Tribune .

"David Gibson raises his powerful voice to detail what has happened in the Catholic sex abuse crisis and to say what should be done about it...I want to sing loudly the praises of this author and of his important and engaging work...He is an academically informed journalist of the highest caliber." - Dennis Doyle in the National Catholic Reporter .

"Not another entry in the Catholic Church 'scandal' genre, this is instead a prophetic statement about evolving Catholicism that emphasizes the possibilities latent within the current crisis-ridden institution. A lay Catholic who has worked for Vatican Radio and as a religion reporter for various newspapers, Gibson employs his experience and Vatican insider status to author this delicately balanced work... Honest, hopeful, and challenging, this book is highly recommended for larger public libraries." - Library Journal .

"Splendid...Gibson provides a refreshingly well-informed and judicious survey of American Catholic life, from the steadfast but restless faith in the pews, to the numerous troubles that vex the priesthood, to the confusion and defensiveness that lame the episcopate. At ease with an array of sources--reportage and commentary, scholarly literature, his own extensive interviews and research--Gibson ranges widely without being shallow." - Eugene McCarraher in Books&Culture .

         "David Gibson has written an insightful, immensely eloquent, candid and compassionate book." - Robert Neralich in The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette .

"The Coming Catholic Church is a knowledgeable and finely written account of the Catholic circumstance in America. David Gibson represents a Catholic liberalism that wants to be faithful to the Church's teaching, recognizes the failures of liberalisms past, and is appropriately modest in its anticipations of the future. His book can be profitably read in tandem with, and in critical contrast with, George Weigel's remarkable The Courage To Be Catholic ." - First Things .

  "Stormy conditions can create lively narratives and David Gibson is fully up to the task...Gibson has been at the scene, heard the principals, and interviewed the troops." - Dennis O'Brien in Commonweal .

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