Prophetic obedience : ecclesiology for a dialogical church / Bradford E. Hinze.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hinze, Bradford E., 1954- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Doctrines.

Catholic Church.

Church.

Theology, Doctrinal.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 264 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Maryknkoll, New York : Orbis Books, [2016]

Summary:

Bradford E. Hinze is the Karl Rahner Chair in Theology at Fordham University in New York. A former President of the College Theology Society and the current President of the Catholic Theological Society of America, he is the author of numerous articles and books, including Practices of Dialogue in the Roman Catholic Church: Aims and Obstacles, Lessons and Laments. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 A New Dawn for a Prophetic People of God 1

The People of God in the Ecclesiology of Lumen Gentium 1

What Difference Has the People of God Ecclesiology Made? 6

Local Synods, Councils, and Forums 7

The Many Faces of Catholic Action 7

The People of God in the Local Church of New York 9

The Senate of Clergy 9

Women Religious: The Example of the Sisters of Charity 11

Parish Councils 15

The Archdiocesan Pastoral Council 18

Facing Reality in the Bronx 19

A Prophetic Summons 22

South Bronx People for Change 23

South Bronx Pastoral Center 28

Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition 30

Concluding Remarks 36

Chapter 2 The Prophetic People of God Eclipsed 37

The New Code of Canon Law 39

The 1985 Extraordinary Synod of Bishops 44

Communion, Centralization, and the Clerical Difference 48

The Debate about Communion Ecclesiology 49

Episcopal Conferences 49

Diocesan Synods 50

Pastoral Councils 50

The Eclipse of the People of God in New York: Has the Spirit Been Extinguished? 51

Archdiocesan Synod 1988 52

Presbyteral Council 55

Women Religious: The Sisters of Charity 59

Parish Pastoral Councils 61

South Bronx People for Change and South Bronx Pastoral Center 64

Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition 67

Concluding Remarks 72

Chapter 3 Ecclesial Impasse: What Can We Learn from Our Laments? 73

Ecclesial Impasse: Two Examples 74

A Rationale for Heeding Laments 76

Scriptural Witnesses 76

Augustine of Hippo 80

Constance Fitzgerald on John of the Cross 83

Discerning Laments in Ecclesiology and Pastoral Practice 85

Chapter 4 Obedience in a Dialogical Church: Trinitarian Reflections 91

Where Is God's Voice Heard in a Dialogical Church? 92

The Obedience of the Triune God 98

An Alternative Proposal 102

The Obedience of the Father 104

The Obedience of Jesus 106

The Obedience of the Spirit 109

Trinitarian Summary 111

The Obedient Church after the Image of the Triune God? 112

Chapter 5 What Does Prophetic Obedience Require? 117

Sources of Resistance to the Prophetic Character of All Believers 120

Incarnational Christologies 120

Communion Ecclesiology 122

Divergent Impulses in Vatican 11 Documents 123

Two Frames for Understanding Prophecy 125

Word Received, Witness Given: The Dominant Framework 127

Heeding the Spirit in Laments and Aspirations: An Alternative Framework 127

What Prophetic Obedience Requires 130

Discernment as the Decisive Dimension 134

Prophetic Obedience Is Not Blind Obedience 139

A Prophetic Sense of Faith 141

Discerning Signs of the Times 143

A Commitment to Mission as Prophetic Dialogue 147

Conclusion 149

Chapter 6 Prophetic Obedience in Practice 151

Prophetic Obedience in Community Organizing 151

Further Observations and Reflections 157

Parish Pastoral Councils 164

Parish Pastoral Planning in the Diocese of Brooklyn: Phase One 165

Strategic Pastoral Planning in a Crisis Situation: Phase Two 169

Discerning Parish Vitality 171

Further Observations and Questions 172

Chapter 7 Individuation and Communion: Summoned Self and Commissioned Church 181

Lamenting Three Signs of the Times 182

How Is One to Interpret and Respond to These Three Signs of the Times? 183

Option 1 Resist Individualization by Promoting Ecclesial Communion 183

Option 2 Advocate Prophetic Individuation-in-Communion 184

Conceptual Clarification 185

Theologically Justifying Individuation 188

The Quest for Individuation-in-Communion in the Church 190

The Pursuit of Engaging Ecclesial Social Imaginaries 191

Official Structures of Participation: The Often Disappointing Option 192

Alternatives: From Catholic Action to New Ecclesial Movements 193

Why Are People Attracted to Catholic Action and New Ecclesial Movements? 196.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781626981676

1626981671

OCLC:

928023508