Reclaiming synodality
Against the background of the inveterate politicization and polarization of synodical practice, this article aims to reclaim synodality as a spiritual pathway, in the spirit of Pope Francis’s current initiative. It argues that participation in synodality is the birthright of Christians and that the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2024
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Theology
Year: 2024, Volume: 127, Issue: 4, Pages: 264-272 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KDB Roman Catholic Church NBN Ecclesiology RB Church office; congregation |
| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
B Participation B Evangelization B Pope Francis B Ecclesiology B differentiated consensus B Solidarity B Synodality B Subsidiarity B conciliarity |
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| Summary: | Against the background of the inveterate politicization and polarization of synodical practice, this article aims to reclaim synodality as a spiritual pathway, in the spirit of Pope Francis’s current initiative. It argues that participation in synodality is the birthright of Christians and that the widest consultation is mandated. Synodality calls for an organic model of the church that is inimical to hierarchy and top-down forms of leadership. Synodality, so understood, has the potential to revitalize the church, not least in evangelization. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2696 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040571X241264157 |