RT Article
T1 Dissenting Church: New Models for Conflict and Diversity in the Roman Catholic Tradition
JF Horizons
VO 45
IS 1
SP 128
OP 132
A1 Hinze, Bradford E. 1954-
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1663042497
AB The concept of "dissent" is of recent coinage and narrow use in Catholic theology. However, since rereadings of Catholic tradition through the lens of cultural studies have revealed its constitutive plurality, we are faced with a profound tension between a critical description of ecclesial polyphony and the normative ideals of unity and consensus. This interdisciplinary reappraisal of tradition raises far-reaching theological questions: Do we necessarily have to refer to inner-ecclesial polyphony as "dissent"? Does "dissent" silently rely on (and thus reinforce) established hierarchies of authority in the church? What could be counterhegemonic frameworks that resist entrenched power/knowledge regimes in the church? In which ways could "dissent" be reconceived to allow for a constructive approach to inner-ecclesial plurality? Once we raise questions such as these, we begin to see that Catholic theology lacks adequate models for a reflection of ecclesial polyphony in its full complexity. This roundtable addresses this lacuna: it offers critical case studies of historical and contemporary forms of "dissent" within the church, and it engages the theological and ecclesiological issues at stake.
K1 Dissent
K1 Ecclesiology
K1 Magisterium
K1 Race
K1 Sensus Fidelium
K1 Tradition
DO 10.1017/hor.2018.58