Synodality and the Recovery of Vatican II (Paperback)

Stephen McKinney

ISBN 10: 1788126726 / ISBN 13: 9781788126724

Published by Messenger Publications, Dublin 2, 2024

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Paperback. In under a decade, 'synodality' has emerged as a key theme in Catholicism, particularly in redefining the Church's identity as the People of God. Stemming from early church councils, it's now reshaping the Church's hierarchical structure into a communal pilgrimage. Pope Francis advocates this shift towards a synodal Church, emphasizing service over power. The implications of synodality are being explored in the 2023/24 synod in Rome, but its significance requires ongoing examination and engagement from all corners of the Catholic Church. Reflecting this, the Catholic Theological Association of Great Britain offers succinct essays to aid collective exploration and renewal. These essays deliberately kept short and to the point explore the importance of synodality, how it can build ont he work of the Second Vatican Council, and how we can engage with it today. They are offered to our sisters and brothers in baptism in order to help us all on our journey of renewal as a pilgrim people. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Synodality and the Recovery of Vatican II (Paperback)
• Publisher: Messenger Publications, Dublin 2
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1788126726
• ISBN 13: 9781788126724
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In less than a decade the notion of ‘synodality’ has emerged as a central theme in Catholic life and thought, especially in Catholics’ self-reflection on who they are as the People of God: ecclesiology. The notion of the Church as ‘synodal’ has early roots in the many councils and synods of the early churches, east and west, but now this notion has emerged from the history of canon law to become one that portrays a whole new image of the church. The church, Pope Francis has said, is called to be synodal as it changes its self-perception from being a power pyramid seeking to impose its vision to being a pilgrim people at the service of humanity. But what are the implications of synodality?

 The synod on synodality in Rome 2023/24 is grappling with this question, but if the notion has any meaning it will require steady examination over a much longer period, it will need to be owned, and it will call for engagement from all parts of the Catholic Church. One can only have a synodal coming together when people from every corner of the church set out on the journey to that meeting place (synodos) of many roads.

 As part of this synodal engagement the Catholic Theological Association of Great Britain invited its members – and some friends of the association – to offer their reflections on the importance of synodality, what it means, how it can build on the work of the Second Vatican Council, and how we can engage with it today.

 These essays – deliberately kept short and to the point – are offered to our sisters and brothers in baptism in order to help us all on our journey of renewal as a pilgrim people.

Table of Contents

• Tom O'Loughlin

• Stephen McKinney

• Ashley Becl

• Bridie Stringer

• Jos Moons

• David Jackson

• Vivian Boland

• Anne Inman

• John Sullivan 

• Beata Tot

• Michael Kirwan

• Jan Nowotnik      

• Gregory Shokikyan          

• Doug Gay                            

• Clare Watkins                   

• TarasKhomych                 

• Jacob Philips                     

• Andrew Pearce 

About the Author

Thomas O'Loughlin has been Professor of Historical Theology at the University of Nottingham since 2009. He has written twenty books and held various esteemed teaching positions in England, Ireland and Wales.

Beáta Tóth (STD, PhD Literature, KU Leuven) is Chair of the Department of Systematic Theology at Sapientia College of Theology in Budapest.