Council by Another Name?

The Synod on Synodality and What Comes Next

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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The ongoing synodal process of the Catholic Church engages a new vision of being church within human history and society. At the European synod of bishops in 1999, Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini called for a new ecumenical council. Too wise to use this term explicitly, he said that he hoped for “an experience of universal confrontation between bishops at the dawning of the new century.” Unresolved questions demanded sound answers: a lack of ordained ministers, the role of women in the church, the participation of the laity, new challenges regarding sexuality and marriage, ecumenism, and more. Since then, even more questions have been raised regarding the sexual abuse crisis, the experience of widespread discouragement, and polarization within the church. In A Council by Another Name? world-renowned French theologian Christoph Theobald explains why synodality is a constitutive dimension of the church and urges readers, especially ecclesial leaders, to trust the synodal process and to engage in it in their rightful place. Based on conversion that is both personal and institutional, Theobald cites Pope Francis’s call for cooperation and creativity as an essential element for confronting the current difficulties effectively, approaching the future peacefully, and welcoming a new and decisive vision of the church within human history and society.This is a revised and expanded edition of the second French edition.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-08-22
Mått152 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt369 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor234
FörlagLiturgical Press
ISBN9780814689714

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ContentsPreface to the Third Edition ixIntroduction 1Chapter 1Reading the Scriptures Together and Learning to Journey Together Again 7Chapter 2Synodality—A Constitutive Dimension of the Church? 19Chapter 3From Celebrating Exceptional Events to Learning New Ways of Listening to Each Other and Making Decisions 43Chapter 4A Path of Spiritual and Institutional Conversion 93Chapter 5The First Session: A Progress Report on an Open Project 117Chapter 6The Second Session: Final Work and the Beginning of the Reception 139Chapter 7A Synod on the Holy Spirit: A New Vision of the Church in History and Society Takes Shape 187Conclusion: And Now? 211Index 215

"Having participated in the synod as an expert, eminent French Jesuit theologian Christoph Theobald is uniquely positioned for this book. He weaves together a commentary of the synod documents, expert knowledge of Vatican II, and a real familiarity with what is going on in the church. According to the author, the Synod on Synodality (which brings us close to a Third Vatican Council) requires a profound conversion of all the faithful, and not only institutional reform. His courageous and wise voice deserves to be heard on this side of the ocean, too."Jos Moons, SJ, co-author of The Future of Synodality: How We Move Forward from Here