Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism

Gerard Mannion holds the Joseph and Winifred Amaturo Chair in Catholic Studies at Georgetown University, Washington DC, where he is also a Senior Research Fellow of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs. To date, he has authored, co-authored and edited nineteen books and numerous writings elsewhere in the fields of ecclesiology, ethics, social justice, ecumenism and interreligious dialogue, as well as in other aspects of systematic theology and philosophy. In 2013 he was elected to membership of the American Theological Society.

• 1. Pope Francis' agenda for the Church - Evangelii Gaudium as papal manifesto Gerard Mannion; Part I. A New Vision for the Church? Evangelii Gaudium and Pope Francis' Ecclesiology: 2. Pope Francis' new vision for the Church as expressed in Evangelii Gaudium Dennis Doyle; 3. Evangelii Gaudium as an act of reception of Vatican II Massimo Faggioli; 4. 'The Lord, your God, is in your Midst' (EG 4): Evangelii Gaudium - Francis' call for a kenotic theology Judith Gruber; 5. An ecclesial renewal which cannot be deferred. Ecclesial renewal and the renewal of ecclesial structures Sandra Mazzolini; 6. Francis' ecclesiological revolution: a new way of being Church, a new way of being Pope Gerard Mannion; Part II. A Church of and for the Poor: The Social Vision of Evangelii Gaudium: 7. The social vision of The Joy of the Gospel: four questions William Werpehowski; 8. Taking on the 'smell of the sheep': racial justice in the missionary key of Evangelii Gaudium Maureen O'Connell; 9. A church of and for the poor: the social vision of Evangelii Gaudium through the eyes of a scholar-practitioner Maryanne Loughry; 10. Evangelizing in an economy of death Mary Doak; Part III. Church and World in the 21st Century: The Dialogical Vision of Evangelii Gaudium: 11. The global vision of Evangelii Gaudium: cultural diversity as a road to peace Drew Christiansen; 12. The dialogue of fraternity: Evangelii Gaudium and the renewal of ecumenical and interreligious dialogue John Borelli.

'… an incisive, insightful collection of essays reflecting and commenting on Pope Francis's pontificate in light of the Pope's apostolic exhortation (teaching) Evangelii Gaudium (EG, 2013). Numerous citations from EG help facilitate an in-depth analysis of the document and the shared support for the Pope's vision of the church and his papacy as set forth in EG.' B. B. Kensinger, Choice