Justice and Peace in a Renewed Caribbean Contemporary Catholic Reflections

by Perkins, Anna Kasafi; Chambers, Donald; Porter, Jacqueline

• ISBN13: 9781137006912
• ISBN10: 1137006919
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-09-18
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

The Roman Catholic Bishops of the Caribbean, the Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC), have over the past forty years written statements addressed to their faithful and people in the wider Caribbean. The statements covered a wide range of issues impinging on the life and faith of Caribbean people, including political engagement, crime and violence, homosexuality, HIV-AIDS, sexuality, the environment. A key theme running through the statements is the concern with justice. This collection of critical essays and personal reflections explores the insights provided by these statements. In so doing, it presents a critical reading of the corpus with a view to presenting its relevance to the regional and global conversation on matters of human flourishing. The authors of the volume represent the diverse voices from within the Catholic Caribbean, particularly some fresh new voices. This collection brings together the voices of men and womenpastors, laity, theologians, political leaders, educators; each essayist considers a specific statement and provides a commentary and interpretation of its contents as well as a considered assessment of its impact on the life of the faithful. Academics, lay persons, pastors, policy makers and politicians will find this a useful collection.

Author Biography

Anna Kasafi Perkins is a former dean of studies at St. Michael's Theological College in Jamaica; she is currently the senior programme officer, Quality Assurance, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. Donald Chambers is a pastor at Holy Cross Church in Kingston, Jamaica, and a former lectur/formator at the Regional Seminary, St. John Vianney and the Uganda Martyrs in Trinidad. Jacqueline Porter is currently a lecture in Religious Education and Spanish at the St. Joseph's Teachers' College in St. Andrew, Jamaica.

Table of Contents

List of Map and Table	p. xi
List of AEC Statements	p. xiii
Series Editor's Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgements	p. xvii
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms	p. xix
Introduction: The Caribbean, Shaped by the Call for Justice and Peace	p. 1
Reflections on the Black Power Statement	p. 41
Justice and Peace in a New Caribbean Revisited	p. 61
Situating True Freedom and Development: A Historical/Contextual Appreciation	p. 75
A Response to the Antilles Episcopal Conference Statement on Homosexuality and Homosexual Behaviour	p. 95
Evangelization for a New Caribbean: A Renewed but Ongoing Reflection	p. 103
The Principle of Subsidiarity and Its Relevance to the Caribbean Today	p. 117
Social Development and Reconciliation: The AEC Capital Punishment Document	p. 127
Stages of the Life Cycle, the Stages of Gatechesis: The AEC Catechetical Statements	p. 141
Revisiting the Common Norms for Dealing with Allegations of Sexual Abuse	p. 155
Justice and Peace Shall Embrace: The AEC Pastoral on Crime and Violence	p. 167
Eucharist and Hospitality: Reflections on Stewardship and the Revitalization of Parish Life in the Caribbean	p. 179
From Dogma to Pastoral Compassion: A Response to A Statement of the Antilles Episcopal Conference on HLV-AIDS	p. 201
Caring for the Earth and Plutonium Shipment: A Response to the Ecological Thoughts of the Antilles Episcopal Conference	p. 219
We Are Called to Proclaim Celebrate and Serve: Pastoral Letter on The Gift of Life	p. 233
Territories under the Antilles Episcopal Conference (Including Population Figures)	p. 245
Socio-Economic Data of AEC Countries	p. 247
HTV and AIDS Cases and Related Deaths in the AEC	p. 249
Overview of Key Socio-political and Ecclesial Occurrences in the Caribbean and in the Wider World, 1948-2011	p. 251
The Antilles Episcopal Conference: Early Days	p. 271
General Bibliography	p. 277
Notes on Contributors	p. 295
Index	p. 299
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