Ecclesial impasse

what can we learn from our laments?

Occasioned by current challenges facing the Catholic Church, the article explores the role of lamentation and impasse in the life of the church. By drawing on resources in the Scriptures, Augustine's Expositions on the Psalms, and classic texts in spirituality, the author advances the claim that way...

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Author:Bradford E. Hinze
Published: S.n., s.l., 2011
Volume:72
Pages:470-495
Language:English
Periodical:Theological Studies
Number:3
Format:Article
Topic:- Works > Enarrationes in Psalmos
- Doctrine > From man to God > Divine revelation > Exegesis > [Exégèse des textes de l'Ancien Testament] > Psalms
- Doctrine > From man to God > Jesus Christ. Redemption. Sacraments. Church. Grace. Mariology. > [Cité de Dieu. Ecclésiologie] > [Église - Ecclésiologie] > [Nécessité de l'Église / Hors de l'Église] > [Communauté ecclésiale / salut]
- Influence and Survival > [Le Présent (1960-...)]
Status:Active
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Summary:Occasioned by current challenges facing the Catholic Church, the article explores the role of lamentation and impasse in the life of the church. By drawing on resources in the Scriptures, Augustine's Expositions on the Psalms, and classic texts in spirituality, the author advances the claim that ways must be developed in ecclesiology and pastoral practice to heed and discern the meaning of ecclesial laments as a necessary complement to a phenomenological and hermeneutical interpretation of the intentions of ecclesial texts and authorities.