Pope Francis's Effort to Revitalize Catholic Mission
From the start of his pontificate, Pope Francis has pursued a reform of the Catholic Church aimed at revitalizing Catholic engagement in mission. He has pursued this reform in three areas. He has sought, first, to clarify to all Christians the nature of their task; second, to motivate all Christians...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publishing
[2019]
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International bulletin of mission research
Year: 2019, Volume: 43, Issue: 1, Pages: 7-19 |
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Christian discipleship
B church reform B Pope Francis B mission spirituality B Catholic theology of mission |
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| Summary: | From the start of his pontificate, Pope Francis has pursued a reform of the Catholic Church aimed at revitalizing Catholic engagement in mission. He has pursued this reform in three areas. He has sought, first, to clarify to all Christians the nature of their task; second, to motivate all Christians to carry out this task; and third, to correct a recurring set of countermissionary attitudes and practices within the church that damage the church's missionary efforts. |
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| ISSN: | 2396-9407 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International bulletin of mission research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/2396939318795374 |