Towards a New Catholic Church in Advanced Modernity

Download or read book Towards a New Catholic Church in Advanced Modernity written by Staf Hellemans and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2012 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new Catholic Church is emerging in the West, one that is very different from the Church before 1960. This book describes the new Church-in-the-making - its new position in society, its new structuring and workings, and its new frame of mind. The book also looks in a prospective way at some basic issues the Church has to deal with, such as imagining the Church in advanced modernity, attracting both youth and adults, rebuilding local communities, refashioning liturgy, and rethinking pastoral guidance. The book is the result of an interdisciplinary endeavor by philosophers, sociologists, and theologians. (Series: Tilburg Theological Studies / Tilburger Theologische Studien - Vol. 5)