Tungay, Grant (2021) The Balance between Christology and Pneuma Tology in Ecclesiology: Some Perspectives for the Practice of Synodality. Masters thesis, Hekima University College.
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Abstract
The papacy of Pope Francis has stressed the importance of synodality for the Roman Catholic Church. In an address given on the 50th anniversary of the institution of the Synod of Bishops, he said that "it is precisely this path of synodality \vhich God expects of the Church in the third millennium."] In describing what synodality is, Pope Francis emphasises not only that it is a constitutive aspect of the Church, but also highlights its trinitarian nature. He explains that a synodal Church is the People of God, founded by Jesus Christ, and guided by the Spirit on a journey in history towards an encounter with Him. This description of the Church is not unique to Pope Francis. Even though the word synodality may be absent, the roles in the Church of the Father, the Son and the Spirit are outlined also in the documents of the Second Vatican Council. Cognisant that each Person of the Trinity plays an important role in the synodal Church, Pope Francis draws attention to the centrality of the role of the Spirit in synodal processes. In his apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudfum, he invites the Church to a missionary and pastoral conversion, at every level of the Church. Pope Francis recognises that it is the Holy Spirit who must drive this conversion. In line with the documents of the Council, he describes how it is the Spirit who sanctifies every baptised member, bestowing on each a charism proper to their vocation and impelling each to evangelisation.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BV Practical Theology |
| Divisions: | Afro-Christiana Jesuitica |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email ict.admin@jhia.ac.ke |
| Date Deposited: | 02 May 2024 13:46 |
| Last Modified: | 02 May 2024 13:46 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/9934 |
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