The Future of Synodality : How We Move Forward from Here

Colberg, Kristin M/ Moons, Jos

Liturgical Press（2025/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 224 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9798400800160
• DDC分類 262.02

Full Description

Explore the historical and theological roots of a synodal church and where the path of a new, inclusive listening church leads.
 
How can the church continue to grow in a more synodal—more participative, open-minded, inclusive, and spiritual—ecclesial style? Now that the Synod on Synodality (2021-2024) has ended, Kristin Colberg and Jos Moons begin to answer this key question in essential ways. In The Future of Synodality, they present key aspects of synodality's origins, its theological foundations, and its recent expressions. They offer important takeaways from the synod in the context of looking toward the future, exploring the concrete transformations of a church marked by inclusive listening.  
 
Embracing the style of synodality as the church's usual practice, the authors outline the three types of transformation required: a renewal of attitudes and behavior, a reform of ecclesial structures and procedures, and the adoption of synodal practices. The Synod on Synodality has changed the church. This book helps us understand this historic moment and learn how to walk on the synodal path toward a new beginning.

Contents

Contents
Introduction   1
                       Part I Synodality
     Foundations and Recent Developments   7
Chapter One
Why Synodality? Theological Considerations   9
Chapter Two
How Did Synodality Emerge? Historical Considerations   39
Chapter Three
Snapshots of the Synod on Synodality   67
Chapter Four
What the Listening Church Heard: Emerging Topics   97
                      Part II Synodalizing the Church
                How We Move Forward from Here   119
Chapter Five
What Does It Take to Synodalize the Church?   121
Chapter Six
From Talking the Talk to Walking the Walk: Synodal Attitudes and Behavior   139
Chapter Seven
Synodalizing Structures: Local, Regional, and Universal   155 
Chapter Eight
The Power of Synodal Practices: Learning from the Benedictines   177
Appendix 1
A Timeline of Key Events of the Synod 2021-2024   199
Appendix 2
A Timeline of Key Documents in Relation to the Synod 2021-2024   201
Select Bibliography 203