{"product_id":"reforming-the-church-global-perspectives-paperback","title":"Reforming the Church: Global Perspectives - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSalvador Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDeclan Marmion\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome are calling the synod on synodality \"the greatest consultation effort in human history\" and for good reason. It is no small task to listen to the world's 1.36 billion Catholics, especially when many Catholics have felt marginalized or unwelcome. Taking a cue from this ongoing synodal process, the experts gathered for \u003ci\u003eReforming the Church: Global Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e place the broader issues relating to church reform in their historical context, while exploring themes that have ongoing relevance to the universal church. Topics include ecclesial transfiguration and the episcopacy, clerical sex abuse, globalization of the church, and the theology of synodality. A number of chapters address issues of more local, or culturally-specific, significance, in this way mirroring the results of synodal consultations conducted worldwide. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What emerges is a reflection on the theme of reform within the church: what it has meant in the past, what it means for us now, and what it might mean in the future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors include: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Christopher M. Bellitto \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Shaun Blanchard \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Agn鑚 Desmazi鑽es \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Massimo Faggioli \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Francis Gonsalves, SJ \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Julia Knop \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bishop Vincent Long, OFMConv \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Rafael Luciani \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Declan Marmion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ethna Regan \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pedro Trigo, SJ \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeclan Marmion \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of systematic theology at St. Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth, Ireland, and a former dean of the theology faculty. In 2019 he published (with Salvador Ryan and Michael Mullaney) \u003ci\u003eModels of Priestly Formation: Assessing the Past, Reflecting on the Present and Imagining the Future \u003c\/i\u003ewith Liturgical Press. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eIrish Theological Quarterly.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSalvador Ryan \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of ecclesiastical history at St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth, Ireland, and has published widely on various aspects of the history of popular belief from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. In 2019 he published (with Declan Marmion and Michael Mullaney) \u003ci\u003eModels of Priestly Formation: Assessing the Past, Reflecting on the Present and Imagining the Future \u003c\/i\u003ewith Liturgical Press. He is the reviews editor of \u003ci\u003eIrish Theological Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e and a member of the editorial advisory board for \u003ci\u003eBritish Catholic History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.9 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765012234528,"sku":"9780814668641","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2ce213a79191afc303f163d9423dc1f0.webp?v=1780260395","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/reforming-the-church-global-perspectives-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}