Résumé
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How should Christians approach the coming decades, reaching beyond the disputes and bitterness that result from radical transformations in their social and cultural context? Recalling the great moments that marked the past sixty years of the Church's existence, in the context of the great events and changes in our society and the world in general, Mgr Gérard Defois invites us to understand that the challenging evolutions we are now experiencing are not the result of the changes brought about by 20th century ecclesial revivals, nor of the drifts often revealed in the aftermath of the Council they result from the cultural and social upheavals of the past few decades. After examining the fruits and impasses of the new rapports between the Church and the world desired by the Council, then tracing the evolution of our society, Mgr Defois reflects on the vitality and fragility of current ecclesial practices. He proffers a meditation on the mystery of the Church, 'a place of covenant between God and man', a free and personal gift from God for everyone's salvation, and invites the Church to re-examine its interior truth, that of the Council. He even considers whether the Church, the body of Christ, cannot provide a model lifestyle for society and, seeing secularisation as a possible illusion of modernity, he portrays the apostle as a witness to God's humility. A most inspiring book for our troubled times, for it invites Christians to leave behind their interior guilt and the resulting conflicts in order to confront, with courage, the issues involving contemporary culture and society.
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PAPIER | |
Éditeur(s) | Cerf |
Auteur(s) | Gérard Defois |
Collection | L'histoire à vif |
Parution | 23/04/2010 |
Format | 13.7 x 22 |
Couverture | Broché |
Poids | 304g |
EAN13 | 9782204085854 |
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