Pain and Suffering: Finding Solace in a Vital Church
This essay argues that Christians find solace in pain through relational resilience within inclusive communities of faith - what I call "vital churches." These communities serve as spaces of accompaniment, restoration, and agentic freedom. Across Africa and beyond, such churches are rising...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Concilium
Year: 2025, Issue: 5, Pages: 48-58 |
| Further subjects: | B
Pain
B Africa B Catholic Church |
| Summary: | This essay argues that Christians find solace in pain through relational resilience within inclusive communities of faith - what I call "vital churches." These communities serve as spaces of accompaniment, restoration, and agentic freedom. Across Africa and beyond, such churches are rising as counter-logics to suffering, enacting solidarity with the wounded, the poor, and the marginalized. Through these healing bonds, vital churches inspire critical hope and model a renewed future grounded in love, relational resilience, and support. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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