Drawing on the work of Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor, this book examines how secular culture affects both the living of Christian discipleship today and impacts how religious congregations engage in their own renewal and future. It argues that religious communities can do more than improve and fix the out of date conditions they met in the renewal after Vatican II.
Calling on environmental, sociological and theological insights, this book asks how the ongoing "coming of the Kingdom" in the Spirit brings new gifts for these times and how congregations might respond beyond restorative or post-Christian solutions to new challenges confronting them. This book offers a renewed meaning of religious life in secular life and the gift it offers and receives from every culture in which it is embedded.
Sensing the Spirit
Judith A. Merkle SNDdeN
Addresses the future of religious life in light of the changed conditions of secular society.Rights Sold
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Imprint: T&T Clark
Publication Date: 15-06-2023
Format: Paperback | 216 x 138mm | 192 pagesAbout the Author
Judith Merkle is Professor of Religious Studies at Niagara University, USA.
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