John Raymaker, Gerald Grudzen

Pope Francis, Conscience of the World (eBook, ePUB)

Building Needed Bridges in a Troubled World

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Why is it that Pope Francis is admired by so many? What gives him the uncanny ability to speak with young people in language familiar to them? In this book, John Raymaker and Gerry Gruzden explore the life and writings of Pope Francis which have a prophetic, visionary ability to speak to important issues of the day. The authors evaluate how Pope Francis' encounters with religious leaders of other faiths have broken new ground to help unite mankind. They reach back into Christian history to explore the teachings of such Catholic mystics as Thomas Merton while also delving into the beliefs of Islamic and Buddhist mystics to demonstrate how well the pope is in touch with a spirituality that can speak to those seeking the truth. In its final chapters, the book examines how the pope endorses the work of Christians who live their faith in small Christian communities and reveals how such communities can strengthen parish life in various parts of the world. Like St. Francis, his namesake, and like Teilhard de Chardin before him, the pope has an appropriate vision to rebuild God's Church in a transitional age. His writings have focused on caring for the earth and preaching the good news of the gospels in a way that and allows him to reach young people in need of joy as they face an uncertain future. He is the Conscience of the World.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780761871934
• Artikelnr.: 58300235

Autorenporträt

John Raymaker spent twenty-five years as a missionary in Japan where he worked at the Tokyo Oriens Institute for Religious Research. He taught cultural anthropology and biblical studies at Junshin and Hosei Universities in Tokyo. He is the author of Pope Francis, Conscience of the World: Building Needed Bridges in a Troubled World.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Introduction
PART1: Rebuilding the Earth and the Church on the Model of Prophetic
Visionaries
Chapter 1: Building New Foundational-Missionary Bridges in a Divided World
Chapter 2: How Pope Francis Has Given New Foci to the Church's Mission
Chapter 3: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) and Pope Francis:
Catholic Visionaries
PART 2: The Transformative Roles of Religion Across the Planet
Chapter 4: Transitional Glocal Issues
Chapter 5: Pope Francis's Glocal Engagements with the Middle East and
Africa
Chapter 6: The Church in Latin America
Chapter 7: Compassionate Ways to Heal and Create in Asia
PART 3: Pioneering Effective Christian Ministries in a Divided, Conflicted
World
Chapter 8: New Forms of Community and Ministries in the Age of Pope Francis
Chapter 9: A Global by Divided Christianity Needs Glocal Initiative to Cope
with the Future
Selected Bibliography
Index