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This volume is about Pope Francis, the diplomat. In his eight years
of pontificate, Pope Francis as a peacemaker has propagated the
ideas of human and divine cooperation to build a global human
fraternity through his journeys outside the Vatican. This book
discusses his endeavours to connect and develop a common peaceful
international order between countries, faith communities, and even
antagonistic communities through a peaceful journey of human
beings. The book analyses his speeches, and meetings as a diplomat
of peace, including his visits to Cuba and the United States, and
his mediations for peace in Colombia, Myanmar, Kenya, Egypt,
Turkey, Jordan, Jerusalem, the Central African Republic, Sri Lanka,
and Bangladesh. It discusses the role of Pope Francis as mediator
in different circumstances through his own writings, letters, and
Vatican documents; his encounters with world leaders; as well as
his contributions to a universal understanding on inter-faith
dialogue, climate change and the environment, and human migration
and the refugee crisis. The volume also sheds light on his ideas on
a post-pandemic just social order, as summarised in his 2020
encyclical. A definitive work on the diplomacy and the travels of
Pope Francis, this volume will be of great interest to scholars and
researchers of religious studies, peace and conflict studies,
ethics and philosophy, and political science and international
relations. It will be of great interest to the general reader as
well.
Bringing together narratives and theory-based analyses of practice,
this volume illustrates collaborative curricular and co-curricular
approaches to promoting vocational discernment amongst students in
a Catholic university setting. Drawing on cultural, religious, and
secular understandings of vocation, Engaging with Vocation on
Campus illustrates how contemporary issues around vocation, work,
and careers can be addressed within the Catholic intellectual and
spiritual tradition. Chapters presents a range of contributions
from students, faculty, and staff from a single institution to
highlight practical approaches to supporting students in this area,
and acknowledge the complementary and intersecting roles played by
student support services, academic staff, and on-campus ministry in
helping students develop an individualised understanding of
vocation. Considering the value of both curricular or
non-curricular activities and processes, the volume highlights
spiritual, personal, and community value in offering students
explicit and tailored support. This text will benefit researchers,
academics, and educators with an interest in higher education,
religious education, and the Christian life and experience more
broadly. Those specifically interested in career guidance,
theological curriculum and pedagogy, and Roman Catholicism will
also benefit from this book.
This book offers an academically rigorous examination of the
biological, psychological, social and ecclesiastical processes that
allowed sexual abuse in the Catholic Church to happen and then be
covered up. The collected essays provide a means to better assess
systemic wrongdoing in religious institutions, so that they can be
more effectively held to account. An international team of
contributors apply a necessarily multi-disciplinary approach to
this difficult subject. Chapters look closely at the sexual abuse
of minors by Roman Catholic clerics, explaining the complexity of
this issue, which cannot be reduced to simple misconduct, sexual
deviation, or a management failure alone. The book will help the
reader to better understand the social, organizational, and
cultural processes in the Church over recent decades, as well as
the intricate world of beliefs, moral rules, and behaviours. It
concludes with some strategies for change at the individual and
corporate levels that will better ensure safeguarding within the
Catholic Church and its affiliate institutions. This multifaceted
study gives a nuanced analysis of this huge organizational failure
and offers recommendations for effective ways of preventing it in
the future. As such, it will be of keen interest to scholars of
Religious Studies, Sociology of Religion, Psychology, Psychiatry,
Legal Studies, Ethics, Anthropology, Cultural Studies, History, and
Theology.
*Winner of the James S. Donnelly, Sr. Prize 2022* In Ireland, 2018,
a constitutional ban that equated the life of a woman to the life
of a fertilised embryo was overturned and abortion was finally
legalised. This victory for the Irish Repeal movement set the
country alight with euphoria. But, for some, the celebrations were
short-lived - the new legislation turned out to be one of the most
conservative in Europe. People still travel overseas for abortions
and services are not yet fully commissioned in Northern Ireland.
This book traces the history of the origins of the Eighth
Amendment, which was drawn up in fear of a tide of liberal reforms
across Europe. It draws out the lessons learned from the
groundbreaking campaign in 2018, which was the culmination of a
35-year-long reproductive rights movement and an inspiring example
of modern grassroots activism. It tells the story of the 'Repeal'
campaign through the lens of the activists who are still fighting
in a movement that is only just beginning.
This volume demonstrates that the Catholic rhetoric of tradition
disguised both novelties and creative innovations between 1550 and
1700. Innovation in Early Modern Catholicism reveals that the
period between 1550 and 1700 emerged as an intellectually vibrant
atmosphere, shaped by the tensions between personal creativity and
magisterial authority. The essays explore ideas about grace,
physical predetermination, freedom, and probabilism in order to
show how the rhetoric of innovation and tradition can be better
understood. More importantly, contributors illustrate how
disintegrated historiographies, which often excluded Catholicism as
a source of innovation, can be overcome. Not only were new systems
of metaphysics crafted in the early modern period, but so too was a
new conceptual language to deal with the pressing problems of human
freedom and grace, natural law, and Marian piety. Overall, the
volume shines significant light on hitherto neglected or
misunderstood traits in the understanding of early modern Catholic
culture. Re-presenting early modern Catholicism more crucially than
any other currently available study, Innovation in Early Modern
Catholicism is a useful tool for advanced undergraduates,
postgraduates, and scholars in the fields of philosophy, early
modern studies, and the history of theology.
This book explores the role of Catholic peacebuilding in addressing
the global mining industry. Mining is intimately linked to issues
of conflict, human rights, sustainable development, governance, and
environmental justice. As an institution of significant scope and
scale with a large network of actors at all levels and substantial
theoretical and ethical resources, the Catholic Church is well
positioned to acknowledge the essential role of mining, while
challenging unethical and harmful practices, and promoting integral
peace, development, and ecology. Drawing together theology, ethics,
and praxis, the volume reflects the diversity of Catholic action on
mining and the importance of an integrated approach. It includes
contributions by an international and interdisciplinary range of
scholars and practitioners. They examine Catholic action on mining
in El Salvador, Peru, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the
Congo, and the Philippines. They also address general issues of
corporate social responsibility, human rights, development,
ecology, and peacebuilding. The book will be of interest to
scholars of theology, social ethics, and Catholic studies as well
as those specializing in development, ecology, human rights, and
peace studies.
Originally published in 1951, this volume gives a general survey of
the Golden Age of Spanish mysticism, following this with
translations of extracts from 15 leading authors in this field. The
selections from each author are preceded by details of editions and
studies, thereby making this not only an authoritative study on the
treasures of Spanish mysticism but also a valuable anthology and
starting point for further reading.
This volume demonstrates that the Catholic rhetoric of tradition
disguised both novelties and creative innovations between 1550 and
1700. Innovation in Early Modern Catholicism reveals that the
period between 1550 and 1700 emerged as an intellectually vibrant
atmosphere, shaped by the tensions between personal creativity and
magisterial authority. The essays explore ideas about grace,
physical predetermination, freedom, and probabilism in order to
show how the rhetoric of innovation and tradition can be better
understood. More importantly, contributors illustrate how
disintegrated historiographies, which often excluded Catholicism as
a source of innovation, can be overcome. Not only were new systems
of metaphysics crafted in the early modern period, but so too was a
new conceptual language to deal with the pressing problems of human
freedom and grace, natural law, and Marian piety. Overall, the
volume shines significant light on hitherto neglected or
misunderstood traits in the understanding of early modern Catholic
culture. Re-presenting early modern Catholicism more crucially than
any other currently available study, Innovation in Early Modern
Catholicism is a useful tool for advanced undergraduates,
postgraduates, and scholars in the fields of philosophy, early
modern studies, and the history of theology.
This book explores what constitutes an enhancement fit for humanity
in the age of nanotechnologies, biotechnologies, information
technologies, and technologies related to the cognitive sciences.
It considers the influence of emergent technology upon our
understanding of human nature and the impact on future generations.
Drawing on the Catholic tradition, in particular, the book gathers
international contributions from scientific, philosophical, legal,
and religious perspectives. Together they offer a positive step in
an ongoing dialogue regarding the promises and perils of emergent
technology for man's integral human development.
A revealing account of contemporary tensions between Jews and
Christians, playing out beneath the surface of conciliatory
interfaith dialogue. A new chapter in Jewish-Christian relations
opened in the second half of the twentieth century when the Second
Vatican Council exonerated Jews from the accusation of deicide and
declared that the Jewish people had never been rejected by God. In
a few carefully phrased statements, two millennia of deep hostility
were swept into the trash heap of history. But old animosities die
hard. While Catholic and Jewish leaders publicly promoted
interfaith dialogue, doubts remained behind closed doors. Catholic
officials and theologians soon found that changing their attitude
toward Jews could threaten the foundations of Christian tradition.
For their part, many Jews perceived the new Catholic line as a
Church effort to shore up support amid atheist and secular
advances. Drawing on extensive research in contemporary rabbinical
literature, Karma Ben-Johanan shows that Jewish leaders welcomed
the Catholic condemnation of antisemitism but were less
enthusiastic about the Church's sudden urge to claim their
friendship. Catholic theologians hoped Vatican II would turn the
page on an embarrassing history, hence the assertion that the
Church had not reformed but rather had always loved Jews, or at
least should have. Orthodox rabbis, in contrast, believed they were
finally free to say what they thought of Christianity. Jacob's
Younger Brother pulls back the veil of interfaith dialogue to
reveal how Orthodox rabbis and Catholic leaders spoke about each
other when outsiders were not in the room. There Ben-Johanan finds
Jews reluctant to accept the latest whims of a Church that had
unilaterally dictated the terms of Jewish-Christian relations for
centuries.
* Equips readers including criminal justice students and justice
system agents, as well as clergy and lay people, with knowledge
regarding sex crimes and sexual offenders so they can better
recognize potential sexual exploitation in church settings. * Ideal
as a primary or supplementary text in a criminal justice curriculum
or in religious colleges and seminaries preparing clergy and church
leaders. * Offers a unique in-depth review of the vulnerabilities
associated with church environments and sexual crimes.
Originally published in 1995, The Antievolution Pamphlets of Harry
Rimmer is the sixth volume in the series, Creationism in Twentieth
Century America. The volume brings together original sources from
the prominent evangelist and pastor Harry Rimmer. The consortium of
pamphlets in this volume detail Rimmer's antievolutionist
sentiments, a notion which characterized his early writings. The
pamphlets detail Rimmer's rhetoric on evolution and science from
the early part of the 20th century as he travelled across America
to disseminate his writings. The works in this volume address
Rimmer's polemic on the danger posed by modern science and the
consequential disassociation with religion. While Rimmer did not
discount science itself, he argued for, what he termed, 'true
science', claiming that modern science was based only in scientific
opinion and not fact. As a self-proclaimed scientist, these
writings take a unique view of the relationship between religion
and science from this period through Rimmer's dual nature as both
scientist and pastor. This volume will be of great interest to
historians of natural history, science and religion.
In over 2,000 years of Christianity, there has been only one pope
from England: Nicholas Breakspear. Breakspear was elected pope in
1154, but his story started long before that. The son of a local
churchman near St Albans, he would battle his way across Europe to
defend and develop Christianity, facing war in Scandinavia and the
Moors in the Iberian Peninsula. But it was after he took the throne
of St Peter as Adrian IV that he would face his greatest threat:
Frederick Barbarossa, who was determined to restore the Holy Roman
Empire to its former greatness. In Breakspear: The English Pope,
R.A.J. Waddingham opens the archives to tell the story of a man who
rose from humble beginnings to glorious power - and yet has been
all but forgotten ever since.
Providing a model of how to 'do' biblical theology, this book also
explores important emerging trends over the last five years
including: reception-history as a means to grasping the theology of
the bible; theological interpretation as a new form of lectio
divina (meditative reading); the place of Jewish interpretation in
forming a biblical theology; and the ever-present problem of losing
Old Testament theology in New Testament theology. The second half
of the book discusses the theme of Providence, as found in both
Testaments, with insights gained from the history of biblical
interpretation and from major attempts at working out a theology of
Providence. Elliott focuses on Providence as it has been perceived
rather than the themes of God's goodness and powerfulness in
themselves.
This unique account of Russia's encounter with Catholicism from the
medieval period to the present provides fascinating insights into
Catholic-Russian relations. Dennis Dunn analyzes religious politics
in the former USSR and in Russia, particularly in areas where
relations between the state-backed Orthodox establishment and the
Catholic Church have renewed debates about civil rights, religious
freedom and Russian national identity under Vladimir Putin's
regime. Discussing issues such as the role of Pope John Paul II in
helping to bring down the Iron Curtain, Dunn argues provocatively
that Catholic-Russian relations are a microcosm of Western-Russian
relations and sheds new light on the historical strain between
Russia and the West. Showing how Russia's adoption of a secular
ideology - a vain attempt to surpass the West - alienated the
Russian government not only from the Catholic Church but also from
its own Orthodox foundation, this book discusses how Russia sealed
its fate while precipitating the Cold War with the West. Students
and general readers interested in Russian history, Western-Russian
relations, Catholicism, and comparative religion more broadly, will
find this an invaluable and accessible account of an important and
understudied subject.
This textbook not only provides a historical overview of Mexican
American religious traditions but also focuses on society today.
Making this a very comprehensive overview of the subject areas.
This is the first book to attempt to focus on this topic. Each
chapter includes a helpful pedagogy including a general overview,
case studies, suggestions for further reading, questions for
discussion, and a glossary. Making this the ideal textbook for
students approaching the topic for the first time. The use of case
studies and first person narratives provides a much needed 'lived
religion' approach to the subject area. Helping students to apply
their learning to the world around them.
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