Can there be dialogue in the Church -- What is serious sin? -- How about Sunday mass? -- What about confession? -- And the problems of sex? -- The problems of marriage? -- Divorce and remarriage? -- And new medical problems? -- Social justice? -- Faith and inter-faith problems? -- Social justice? --Faith and inter-faith problems? -- Minor Ecumenical questions? -- Parochial and small problems?

There are many books which tell you what Catholics used to believe but this new series of books is specifically designed to articulate truly contemporary Catholic thinking. Written by eminent thinkers and scholars, they are intended to set forth current and advanced thinking on some of the basic questions of life and faith. The writers do not claim to be infallible or to possess the whole of knowledge–they do not speak for the Roman Catholic Church. As informed Catholics, they do explore the options of modern thinking and belief and state them clearly, with controversy and intra-institutional squabbling have resulted in a standoff that has stifled effective positive formulation of what Catholics are really thinking and believing today.