Korean Catholic Church and Socially Engaged Spirituality: The Mission of New Evangelization in the Light of the Second Vatican Council

The Second Vatican Council was a unique event in the history of the Roman Catholic Church. Initiated by Pope John XXIII, it was intended to make the Roman Catholic Church more open to the contemporary society and bring it closer to the people. The principal aim of the council was the so called aggiornamento (updating). The phenomenon of updating the ecclesiastical life consisted in the following: on the one hand, modernization of the life of the Church and closer relations with the secular world; on the other hand, preserving all the traditions upon which the ecclesiastical life was founded. Hence in the Council’s documents we find another, French word ressourcement meaning ‘return to the origins’ based on the Holy Scripture and the works of the Church Fathers. The aggiornamento phenomenon emerged during the Second Vatican Council due to the movement within the Catholic Church called nouvelle theologie (French for “new theology”). Its representatives advanced the ideas that became fundamental in the Council’s decisions. The nouvelle theologie was often associated with modernism as some of the ideas of its representatives seemed to be very similar to those of modernism. However, what made the greatest difference between the two movements was their attitude towards the tradition. For the nouvelle theologie it was very important to revive Christianity in its initial version, hence their striving for returning to the sources, for the oecumenical movement, for better relations with non-Catholics and for liturgical renewal. All these ideas can be traced in the documents of the Second Vatican Council, and all this is characterized by the word aggiornamento.

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Exploring the Possible Contributions of the African Palaver towards a Participatory Synodal Church

Exchange ◽

10.1163/1572543x-12341600 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 50 (3-4) ◽

pp. 209-237

Author(s):

Stan Chu Ilo

Keyword(s):

Ethnic Groups ◽

Catholic Church ◽

Roman Catholic ◽

Roman Catholic Church ◽

Consensus Building ◽

Traditional Society ◽

Second Vatican Council ◽

Pope Francis ◽

Vatican Council ◽

The Church

Abstract This essay argues for a participatory synodal Church and the possible contributions of the African palaver as a model for participatory dialogue in the Roman Catholic Church. The African palaver is the art of conversation, dialogue, and consensus-building in traditional society that can be appropriated in the current search for a more inclusive and expansive participatory dialogue at all levels of the life of the Church. I will develop this essay first by briefly exploring some theological developments on synodality between the Second Vatican Council and Pope Francis and some of the contributions of the reforms of Pope Francis to synodality in the Church. Secondly, I will identify how the African palaver functions through examples taken from two African ethnic groups. I will proceed to show how the African palaver could enter into dialogue with other new approaches to participatory dialogue for a synodal Church.

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Champion of the Gaeilgeoirí: John Charles McQuaid and the Irish-language mass

Irish Historical Studies ◽

10.1017/ihs.2016.2 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 40 (157) ◽

pp. 110-130 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

James P. Bruce

Keyword(s):

Catholic Church ◽

Roman Catholic ◽

English Speakers ◽

Second Vatican Council ◽

Irish Language ◽

Vatican Council ◽

Liturgical Reform ◽

The Catholic Church

AbstractIn 1963 the Second Vatican Council voted overwhelmingly to introduce the vernacular into Roman Catholic worship. The Irish hierarchy decided that both Irish and English speakers should be catered for in the reformed liturgy. Within a few years John Charles McQuaid, archbishop of Dublin, had gained a widespread reputation as having gone further than his fellow bishops in the provision of masses in Irish. At the same time he was criticised for his lack of enthusiasm towards other areas of liturgical reform. This dichotomy stemmed from McQuaid’s deep dismay at the church’s new ecumenical direction and the possibility that it would lead to shared worship between Catholics and Protestants. Yet, as a senior prelate in the Catholic Church, he was obliged to implement each of the Council’s decrees, including those concerning the liturgy. McQuaid’s response was to introduce Vatican-approved changes to the mass, while simultaneously protecting the traditional liturgy he cherished. So he tried to re-establish the Latin rite on the same terms as those he had arranged for the Irish mass. Had he succeeded, the result would have been a reduction in the use of an English vernacular which he found offensive to his Catholic sensibilities.

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O krok dalej w przybliżeniu słowa Bożego. Poznańscy bibliści w służbie orędziu Starego i Nowego Testamentu.

Poznańskie Studia Teologiczne ◽

10.14746/pst.2019.35.02 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 35-58

Author(s):

Janusz Nawrot

Keyword(s):

Catholic Church ◽

Biblical Studies ◽

Second Vatican Council ◽

Social Community ◽

Research And Teaching ◽

Scientific Disciplines ◽

Vatican Council ◽

Present Generation ◽

The Social ◽

The Church

On the occasion of 100 years of existence and activity of Adam Mickiewicz University in Pozna, one may sum up the contribution of the Faculty of Theology which has existed as part of the uni- versity for 20 years. This contribution has concerned the research and teaching arenas combined with a commitment for the social community of the Wielkopolska province. What is specific of the faculty is its ability to work both on the scientific and didactic levels as well as on the church level, which requires considerable knowledge and time in order to competently combine the requirements of working at university with demands of the Catholic Church managed by the Second Vatican Council. The scientific and popular scientific initiatives in the widely understood biblical studies represent a valuable contribution to the celebration of 100 years of the Pozna university. Like other scientific disciplines, they can proudly make their own contribution to the development of sci- ence in our city, as well as the entire country. One can only hope that the present generation of sci- entists will take the baton passed to them in the relay race of generations, and will make their own contribution to the science thereby honouring Pozna as an important scientific centre in Poland.

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Catholic Church and the Italian public television. An enduring relation with an interlude: the Council

Studia Europaea Gnesnensia ◽

10.14746/seg.2015.11.9 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 179-199

Author(s):

Federico Ruozzi

Keyword(s):

Mass Media ◽

Catholic Church ◽

Public Television ◽

Second Vatican Council ◽

Media Attention ◽

Vatican Council ◽

The Media ◽

The Mass Media ◽

The Church ◽

The Catholic Church

The article presents the entanglement of the Catholic Church and the media by focusing on the case of the Second Vatican Council and the television broadcast of its events. The mass media attention of the council stimulated, according to the author, a double level: the media conveyed more information about the church event than it had ever done before, but at the same time, the mass media influenced the discussion of the council fathers. The article also analyzes, through the lens of the Council, the recent relationship between the Catholic Church and the Italian television.

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Nazwy stacji drogi krzyżowej (przemiany struktury i funkcji w XX wieku)

Onomastica ◽

10.17651/onomast.64.14 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 64 ◽

Author(s):

Agnieszka Sieradzka-Mruk

Keyword(s):

Syntactic Structure ◽

Religious Discourse ◽

Second Vatican Council ◽

Cultural Changes ◽

New Evangelization ◽

Current Trends ◽

Vatican Council ◽

New Type ◽

Passion Of Christ ◽

The Way

The names of stations in the Way of the Cross may be used as titles of pictures and sculptures, each corresponding to a particular event in the Passion of Christ, or as titles of meditations. The article focuses on the second meaning, but the trends of the development of both kinds of names are similar. The study is based on material consisting of about 200 texts of the service that have been published from the beginning of the 20 th century to the present (2020). The purpose of the article is to describe the changes that have taken place in the 20 th century, a period of particularly turbulent changes in religious discourse. The article deals with the function, syntactic structure and features of style, such as the use of archaic or colloquial vocabulary. These properties are considered in connection with social and cultural changes. At the beginning of the analyzed period, it was customary to use relatively long titles, which informed the participant or reader about a particular event using expressive and evaluative lexis. Those titles gradually gave way to short, schematic names. Since the Second Vatican Council, titles of a new type have appeared. Their purpose is to attract the attention of the recipient. They are based on a riddle, a contrast, allusions, etc. Therefore, the recipient derives satisfaction from deciphering the puzzle or finding the source of the quote or allusion. These phenomena are known from research on the language of press or fiction, but they can also be linked to current trends in the so-called new evangelization.

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Pedagogia Prymasa Tysiąclecia Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego

Polska Myśl Pedagogiczna ◽

10.4467/24504564pmp.21.001.13931 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

pp. 19-35

Author(s):

Bogusław Śliwerski

Keyword(s):

Catholic Church ◽

Left Wing ◽

Second Vatican Council ◽

Vatican Council ◽

The Catholic Church

Pedagogy of the Primate of the Millennium, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński An analysis of source texts and selected biographical studies of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński was carried out from the perspectives of the processes of secularization taking place in Poland in the year AD 2020, the radical attacks of left-wing politicians on the Catholic Church and its relationship with the current governing coalition known as the United Right [Zjednoczona Prawica]. This strikes at the foundations of the Second Vatican Council and the role of the Polish Church in regaining the nation’s freedom from socialist domination in 1989. The author therefore recalls not only the exceptional merits of the Polish Primate during the period of totalitarianism of the „People’s Poland” [Polska Ludowa], but also his message to educator-practitioners, parents, and scientists.

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Unitarian activity of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky in the context of the Vatican's Eastern policy (1901-1917).

Ukrainian Religious Studies ◽

10.32420/2013.66.269 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 228-238

Author(s):

Ulyana Bezpalko

Keyword(s):

20Th Century ◽

Catholic Church ◽

International Community ◽

The State ◽

Early 20Th Century ◽

Second Vatican Council ◽

Present Stage ◽

Vatican Council ◽

Scientific Reflection

The urgency of the topic of the article: determined by the need for coverage and scientific reflection on the socio-historical preconditions for the convening of the Second Vatican Council; determined by the need to study the problems and perspectives of establishing and church dialogue at the present stage. The study of the uniative activity of Metropolitan A. Sheptytsky in the context of the Vatican's Eastern policy in the early 20th century. makes it possible to understand the tendencies and peculiarities of the development of Ukrainian-Vatican relations at the present stage, the formation of a retrograde model of the Greek Catholic Church and its interaction with society, the state, the international community, etc.

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Dramatic Theology of K. Barth, H.U. von Balthasar and R. Schwager

Ukrainian Religious Studies ◽

10.32420/2014.69.384 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 104-111

Author(s):

O. Shepetyak

Keyword(s):

Catholic Church ◽

Theological Reflection ◽

Karl Barth ◽

Second Vatican Council ◽

Liberal Theology ◽

Vatican Council ◽

The Catholic Church

In the article of Oleh Shepetyak «Dramatic Theology of K. Barth, H.U. von Balthasar and R. Schwager» the analysis of one of the theological concepts of XX - the beginning of XXI century was performed which was developed by Karl Barth, Gustav Aulén, Gans Urs von Balthasar and got the name «dramatic theology». This way of theological reflection appeared as antithesis to liberal theology developed in the dialogue with the Enlightment philosophy. The contribution of main creators of dramatic theology into the development of this study, its role and meaning in Theological discussions of the Catholic Church after the Second Vatican Council are highlighted in the investigation

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