Pope Francis and the theology of the people / Rafael Luciani ; translated by Phillip Berryman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Luciani, Rafael, author.

Contributor:

Berryman, Phillip, translator.

Standardized Title:

Papa Francisco y la teología del pueblo. English

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Francis, Pope, 1936-2025.

Francis.

Catholic Church--Doctrines.

Catholic Church.

Francis, Pope, 1936-.

Liberation theology.

Theology, Doctrinal.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 199 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Maryknoll, New York : Orbis Books, [2017]

Summary:

Pope Francis has offered a bold challenge to an "economy that kills," identifying in particular a form of globalization that turns people into disposable consumers and increases the widening gap between the rich and poor. In doing so, he has drawn not only from the social teaching of the Latin American Church, but in a particular way from a school of theology that arose in Argentina called "Theology of the People." A type of liberation theology, it emphasizes respect for the culture and popular religious expressions of the poor. This book by a Latin American theologian immersed in the field, offers an overview of this theology and shows how it informs Pope Francis's agenda and ministry Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Theology and the People: Sensus Populi 1

In the context of a theology of the people of God 1

Reading Medellín from the perspective of the people 6

Option for the poor, option for poor peoples 9

Sensus populi and sociocultural location 16

Encountering the soul of a people 21

What is at stake in cultural globalization? 28

Recovering cultural rights 31

2 Responding to the New Signs of the Times 37

The loss of humanizing bonds and reference points 37

An economic system that kills 43

By way of the poor 47

A hermeneutic of social processes and movements 55

3 Toward a Liberating Pastoral Ministry of Peoples and Their Cultures 63

Turning toward persons and fostering their liberation 63

A Latin American option: From Medellín to San Miguel 66

From the synods of bishops to Evangelii Nuntiandi 73

The path of Puebla and Bergoglio's contribution 77

New developments at Aparecida 85

The new bishop of Rome: "Living our human life to the fullest" 89

Transforming cultures "from within" 96

4 Pastoral Geopolitics of Peoples and Their Cultures 103

Sources of a vision 103

Old and new paradigms 108

A geopolitics at the service of peoples and their cultures 115

Unleashing processes and dynamics 121

Forming citizens within a people 125

5 From Ecclesial Culture to Personal Encounter with Jesus 130

Francis and the spirit of Vatican II 130

A Change of ecclesial model 133

Ecclesial culture and the pathology of power 140.

Notes:

Translated from the original Spanish.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Luciani, Rafael, author. Pope Francis and the theology of the people

ISBN:

9781626982529

162698252X

OCLC:

988168565