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Pope Francis's Synod on Synodality and modern sociology : exploring the Synod's behavioral and research aspects / Vivencio O. Ballano.
Loaned to Another Library BX1746 .B35 2025
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ballano, Vivencio O., author.
- Series:
- Routledge studies in religion
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church renewal--Catholic Church.
- Church renewal.
- Christian sociology--Catholic Church--Papal documents.
- Christian sociology.
- Social sciences--Research--Methodology.
- Social sciences.
- Catholic Church. Synodus Episcoporum.
- Catholic Church.
- Catholic Church--Government--Sociological aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 197 pages ; 25 cm
- Other Title:
- Synod on Synodality and modern sociology
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025.
- Summary:
- "This book focuses on the value and necessity of modern sociology to Pope Francis's church reform project known as the Synod on Synodality. It explores the behavioral and research aspects of this latest synod, applying sociological perspectives and methods and drawing on secondary literature, media reports, and church documents. The author argues that sociology is crucial for translating the major theological concepts into behavioral and research indicators to empirically ground the overall theological framework of the synod as an ecclesial innovation rather than a revolution in the Catholic Church. The importance of sociological research methodology is emphasized to guide the synod's complex and multi-stage qualitative data collection, which seeks to understand the synodal concerns of all Catholics in today's world. The book addresses the need for scientific approaches to church reforms and for a nuanced complementarity between sociology and theology. It will be of particular interest to scholars of theology, religion, and sociology, as well as those actively involved in the workings of the Catholic Church."-- First preliminary page.
- Contents:
- Part 1. Introduction
- Part 2. Exploring the sociological foundations and innovations of synodality.
- The significance of sociology in Pope Francis's synodality
- The sociological innovations of Pope Francis's synodality
- Ecclesial innovations to implement Vatican II in Pope Francis's synodality
- Part 3. SoS's sociological methodology and research road map.
- Establishing a sociological methodology for synodality
- Defining and operationalizing synodality and synodal church
- Focus group discussion for synodality's roundtable sharing
- Resolving moral issues and research networks for synodality
- Enhancing empirical synodal thinking through sociology and the social sciences.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Ballano, Vivencio O. Pope Francis's Synod on Synodality and modern sociology.
- ISBN:
- 9781032830575
- 1032830573
- 9781032853338
- 1032853336
- OCLC:
- 1550200097
- Publisher Number:
- 90103255861
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