A world church in our backyard : how the spirit moved church and society / Simon C. Kim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kim, Simon C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--History--1965-.

Catholic Church.

History.

Vatican Council--(2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano).

Vatican Council.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 128 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Collegeville, Minnesota : Liturgical Press, [2016]

Summary:

How did a culturally diverse world church emerge in our local neighborhoods and backyards? Rather than an accidental coincidence, diversity in our country, neighborhoods and pews was intentionally brought about through the Spirit's prompting of historical events. The jubilee of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) reminded us how the Catholic Church opened her doors to the world, while the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965 revealed how the United States opened her shores to migrants around the world. Through both ecclesial and legislative reforms, the United States became home to many ethnically diverse people and allowed for the creation of a worship space incorporating their cultural backgrounds. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Important Themes of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) 1

Foundations for the Local Church 1

Chapter 2 On the Fiftieth Anniversary of Gaudium et Spes 16

The Movement of the Spirit in the Church 16

Chapter 3 Emerging World Church after Vatican II 29

Conciliar Reception in the Korean Catholic Experience 29

Chapter 4 On the Fiftieth Anniversary of the 1965 Immigration Act 38

The Movement of the Spirit in the World 38

The Civil Rights Movement and Equality for All in the United States 44

Chapter 5 Pre-Vatican II Immigration and Post-Vatican II Immigration 49

An Occasion for Re-imaging the US Migrant Church 49

Chapter 6 Toward a Deeper Understanding of Biblical Promise 58

The Vietnamese American Catholic Experience 58

Chapter 7 Toward an Ecclesiology of Resettlement 79

The Filipino American Catholic Experience 79

Chapter 8 Toward the Need for Theological Memory 96

The Korean American Catholic Experience 96

Conclusion 111

Unity through Diversity 111

An Ongoing Pentecost: An Ecclesial Gift 113.

Notes:

"A Michael Glazier book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kim, Simon C., author. World church in our backyard.

ISBN:

9780814687611

081468761X

OCLC:

932003647