Communion and liberation : a movement in the church / edited by Davide Rondoni ; translated by Patrick Stevenson and Susan Scott.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rondoni, Davide, 1964-

Standardized Title:

Comunione e liberazione. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian ethics.

Comunione e liberazione.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (196 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : Published for Cooperativa Editoriale Nuovo Mondo by McGill-Queen's University Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Communion and Liberation movement began in Milan, Italy, in the 1950s as an attempt to communicate the awareness that Christ is the one true response to the deepest needs of people at every moment of history. The person who encounters and welcomes the presence of Christ undergoes a conversion that affects not only the individual but also the surrounding environment. The movement spread rapidly throughout Italy and is now present in some seventy countries around the world, including people of all ages and in every occupation at every level of society. Communion and Liberation traces the history of the movement, illuminating the main characteristics of its structure and the experiences of its members. The introduction by Monsignor Luigi Giussani is a testament to his devotion to the Church and to his followers. The appendices include Pope John Paul II's moving address to the ecclesiastic movements and the new communities within the Church and Monsignor Giussani's description of his meeting with the pope in Rome, 30 May, 1998. An inspiration to all, Communion and Liberation will be of interest to scholars of religious movements as well as to all those interested in reassessing their lives.

Contents:

Intro; Contents; Introductory note; Recognizing Christ by Luigi Giussani; 1 Communion and Liberation: A Movement; 2 A Brief Profile of Luigi Giussani; 3 A Few Words of History; 4 A Life Event; 5 Forms of Community Life Resulting from the CL Experience; 6 An Example of Adult, Free, and Responsible Social Initiative; Appendix; How a Movement Is Born; Pope John Paul II Addresses CL on Its Thirtieth Anniversary; Letter from Cardinal Opilio Rossi Accompanying the Decree of Recognition of the Fraternity; Decree of Recognition; Letter to the New Members of the Fraternity

From the Statute to the Memores Domini AssociationThe Fulfilment of a History; Notes; Bibliography of Selected Works; Contacting Communion and Liberation

Notes:

Translation of: Comunione e liberazione : un movimento nella Chiesa, published: Milan : Cooperative Editoriale Nuovo Mondo, c1998.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-185).

ISBN:

1-282-85848-3

9786612858482

0-7735-6829-8

OCLC:

929121318