Religious Life in the 21st Century The Prospect of Refounding |
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| Author:
| O'Murchu, Diarmuid |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62698-207-9 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2016 |
| Publisher: | Orbis Books
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $26.00 |
Book Description:
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This seminal work which surveys the historical rise and fall of religious orders and congregations reveals the fundamental dispositions that these institutions need to integrate into a new spirituality and sense of mission. These include:* Being faithful to the new Reign of God as a companionship of empowerment* Internalising a cyclic sense of the paschal mystery in history* Embracing God's creation as our primary eschatological space* Learning from the great Foundresses, including...
More DescriptionThis seminal work which surveys the historical rise and fall of religious orders and congregations reveals the fundamental dispositions that these institutions need to integrate into a new spirituality and sense of mission. These include:* Being faithful to the new Reign of God as a companionship of empowerment* Internalising a cyclic sense of the paschal mystery in history* Embracing God's creation as our primary eschatological space* Learning from the great Foundresses, including Mary Josephine Rogers* Reading the signs of the times of the 21st century