Prophetic, Public Church

Witness to Hope Amid the Global Crises of the Twenty-First Century

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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2021 Association of Catholic Publishers third place award in theology2021 Catholic Media Association Award second place award in theological and philosophical studies2021 Catholic Media Association Award second place award in future churchGlobalization is uniting the world more closely than ever before while at the same time increasing the likelihood of division and conflict. Humanity faces problems of an unprecedented scope: vast inequality, climate change threatening the conditions of life on this planet, and a great population migration that includes human trafficking and desperate refugees.What does this global plight demand of a church called to be a sign and instrument of the union of all in God? In this book, Mary Doak shows how the church must rectify its own historic failures to embody the unity-in-diversity it proclaims, especially with regard to women and Jews. Only then, and through responding to the demands of the current global crises, can we learn what it means to be the church—that is, to be a prophetic witness and public agent of the harmony that God desires and the world deeply needs.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2020-05-15
Mått152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt417 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor250
FörlagLiturgical Press
ISBN9780814684504

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Mary Doak (PhD, The University of Chicago) is a professor of theology at the University of San Diego. Her publications include Divine Harmony: Seeking Community in a Broken World (Paulist Press, 2017), Translating Religion (Orbis Books, 2013, coedited with Anita Houck), and Reclaiming Narrative for Public Theology (SUNY, 2004), as well as various articles on public theology, eschatology, and ecclesiology. She is currently serving as president of the College Theology Society and is a past president of the American Theological Society (Midwest).

"Mary Doak speaks out of a deep and mature love for the Catholic Church. She calls for all Christians to renew their sense of community and mission to the world by acknowledging in thought and action what it means to follow Jesus in the face of contemporary crises. By focusing on the historical mistreatment of Jews and women, as well as the urgent present matters of global inequality, climate change, and migration, Doak has her finger precisely on the point where many critical lines of the church and the world intersect. In all cases, Doak strives for balanced and inclusive positions without abandoning her passionate, prophetic commitment to Christian faith and the urgent call to justice. I am glad to have this book to which I can refer the many people, young and old, who express to me their struggles over the very issues addressed here."Dennis M. Doyle, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Dayton