The Church in Dialogue Culture and Transitions

by Buckley, Francis J., S.J.

• ISBN13: 9780761816751
• ISBN10: 0761816755
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-09
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

The Church in Dialogue focuses on current issues facing the Catholic Church as it attempts to incorporate the insight of secular fields and the truths of other religious traditions into its own. The theme of the book, while spread over chapters investigating various topics, may well be summed up in the author's own words: "Only God is absolute. Everything else is relative." The truth of this statement is explored in relationship to new technology, the creeds, the Hispanic community, religious education, and catechesis, among other subjects. This work will be of interest to the general public interested in religion, especially Catholicism, as well as students of religious studies.

Author Biography

Rev. Francis J. Buckley, S.J. studied in Rome at the Pontifical Biblical Institute and the Gregorian University, where he received a doctorate in theology. He did postdoctoral research in educational psychology at the University of Michigan. He is Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology at the University of San Francisco

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Inculturation and Orthodoxy	1	(22)
American Culture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church	23	(10)
Tradition and the Traditions	33	(8)
Mary and Catechesis	41	(10)
Catechesis of Hispanics in the United States Today	51	(22)
Popular Religiosity and Sacramentality: Learning from Hispanics a Deeper Sense of Symbol, Ritual, and Sacrament	73	(12)
Ecumenism in Religious Education	85	(14)
Principles of Intercommunion	99	(26)
Ninth Jesuit Congress on Ecumenism	125	(6)
Ecumenism, Evangelism, Proselytism	131	(6)
Building Christian Community: Why Join, Stay, and Leave the Church?	137	(20)
Trends in Religious Education	157	(14)
Future Trends in Religious Education	171	(6)
Punishment and Penance in a Changing Church and Society	177	(20)
Recent Developments in Reconciliation	197	(14)
The Kingdom and Reconciliation	211	(6)
Sin, Penance, and Reconciliation in the Post-Conciliar Church	217	(14)
Liturgical Overload	231	(4)
The Christian Yes: Freedom Today	235	(6)
How does the Creed Help Us Sing, ``Make Me a Channel of Your Peace''?	241	(12)
Tapping into Spiritual Springs Today: Rocks in a Spiritual Desert	253	(6)
Crossing Boundaries and Team Teaching	259	(8)
Inculturation and Missionary Theology	267	(6)
Building Community, Real and Virtual	273	(12)
New Technology and Theology	285	(6)
Afterword	291	(2)
Index	293	(2)
Author	295