Reforming the Church: Global Perspectives Ryan Salvador
Reforming the Church: Global Perspectives Ryan Salvador Some are calling the synod on synodality "the greatest consultation effort in human history" and for good reason. Taking a cue from this…
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Reforming the Church: Global Perspectives Ryan Salvador
Some are calling the synod on synodality "the greatest consultation effort in human history" and for good reason. Taking a cue from this ongoing synodal process, the experts gathered for Reforming the Church: Global Perspectives place the broader issues relating to church reform in their historical context, while exploring themes that have ongoing relevance to the universal church. It is no small task to listen to the world's 1.36 billion Catholics, especially when many Catholics have felt marginalized or unwelcome.
A number of chapters address issues of more local, or culturally-specific, significance, in this way mirroring the results of synodal consultations conducted worldwide.What emerges is a reflection on the theme of reform Topics include ecclesial transfiguration and the episcopacy, clerical sex abuse, globalization of the church, and the theology of synodality.