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Following his widely acclaimed "Constructing Local Theologies", Robert J. Schreiter's "The New Catholicity" takes a close look at the issues that are reshaping theology today. Schreiter proposes that an expanded concept of catholicity can meet the challenge of forming a theology that can cohere between the opposites of "global" and "local".

In the thirty years since this groundbreaking work first appeared, the themes of inculturation and contextualization have become familiar. The proliferation of local theologies and the mergence of voices from the margins have challenged previous assumptions that the theology of the dominant culture is universal and undetermined by context. For many years Constructing Local Theologies has been the basic handbook for anyone interested in underst...

A new, revised edition of a contemporary classic explores the significance o Christ's death for a spirituality of universal solidarity and a hope that will perdure in the face of violence. Schreiter writes with an eye to the needs of both those who live in cultures of abundance and those whose lives are surrounded by poverty, conflict, and oppression Schreiter interprets Christian symbols to reveal their life-giving power and their ability to ...

In a world of conflict in which religious differences play a significant role, reconciliation grows increasingly important. The Ministry of Reconciliation shows how with a spirituality of reconciliation we can create the spaces in which reconciliation can happen, and with human strategies, how the process of reconciliation can move forward. For all those working to overcome the effects of violence - whether in communities and societies, or eve...

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An international team of scholars address the theology and practice of peacebuilding. "Peacebuilding" refers to a range of topics, ranging from conflict prevention to post-conflict reconciliation. In this volume a strong cast of Catholic theologians, ethicists, and scholar-practitioners join to examine the challenge of peacebuilding in theory and practice. While many of the essays deal with general themes of reconciliation, forgiveness, interr...

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Robert J. Schreiter brings together acute analyses of the Christian world mission agenda by astute observers of both church and world. In six chapters -- including Schreiter's own essay on a new ecumenical catholicity and a seventh by him on the status of the global Christian mission agenda, focusing especially on the Catholic role in mission -- the reader is taken on a trip that reveals how globalization entails both local and international r...