Process Catholicism: An Exercise in Ecclesial Imagination
Robert L. Kinast
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Paperback. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: HR; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 134 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
Process Catholicism offers an imaginative alternative to the present Catholic ecclesiology that the church in the U.S. currently struggles with, which derives from a one-sided determination of how church relationships should be understood, structured, and carried out. Process thought consists of a dynamic, organic, empirical, aesthetic, and panentheistic worldview that is applied to Jesus' relationships and Vatican II's treatment of the church, utilizing the basic concepts of Alfred North Whitehead's notion of a society. Kinast develops the concept of process Catholicism in terms of an ecclesial environment, a preferential option for novelty, a presumption in favor of new developments and ... Read more
Process Catholicism offers an imaginative alternative to the present Catholic ecclesiology that the church in the U.S. currently struggles with, which derives from a one-sided determination of how church relationships should be understood, structured, and carried out. Process thought consists of a dynamic, organic, empirical, aesthetic, and panentheistic worldview that is applied to Jesus' relationships and Vatican II's treatment of the church, utilizing the basic concepts of Alfred North Whitehead's notion of a society. Kinast develops the concept of process Catholicism in terms of an ecclesial environment, a preferential option for novelty, a presumption in favor of new developments and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
138
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
138
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761813408
SKU
V9780761813408
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About Robert L. Kinast
Robert L. Kinast is a Catholic priest and is the founder and director of The Center for Theological Reflection, and the publisher of 'The Center Report.'
Reviews for Process Catholicism: An Exercise in Ecclesial Imagination
It will surely enrich intelligent discussion about the unfinished work of bringing together (both conceptually and practically) the Church and the modern world.
New Theology Review
The author argues persuasively that in order to assimilate the positive developments brought about by the Second Vatican Council, one needs to describe the church in process-relational rather than in substantivist terms. ... Read more
New Theology Review
The author argues persuasively that in order to assimilate the positive developments brought about by the Second Vatican Council, one needs to describe the church in process-relational rather than in substantivist terms. ... Read more