Leaving Christendom for Good - Church-World Dialogue in a Secular Age

Leaving Christendom for Good argues that the Catholic Church has yet to fully implement the insights contained in Vatican II's dialogical view of the church's mission and place in society. The book explores the requirements of true dialogue, its theological meaning, and its immense benefits for church life today.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction: Resolving Present Difficulties
Part I: Church and World Today
Chapter 1: Religion in a Secular Age: From the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century
Chapter 2: Religion in a Secular Age: The Explosion into the Present
Chapter 3: The Turn to Dialogue at Vatican II
Part II: Dialogue and its Challenges
Chapter 4: Dialogue, Language, and the Other
Chapter 5: God's Dialogue with Humanity: Word and Spirit in History and Narrative
Chapter 6: A Different Voice: Joseph Ratzinger and the Corruptions of Modernity
Chapter 7: The Church's Dialogue with the World
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

About the author

By James Gerard McEvoy

Summary

Leaving Christendom for Good argues that the Catholic Church has yet to fully implement the insights contained in Vatican II’s dialogical view of the church’s mission and place in society. The book explores the requirements of true dialogue, its theological meaning, and its immense benefits for church life today.

Product details

• Authors: James Gerard McEvoy
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2016
• EAN: 9780739194324
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-9432-4
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Evangelism, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources, Christian mission & evangelism, Christianity, Religious mission and Religious Conversion, Religious social and pastoral thought and activity, Christian social thought & activity