The Equal access act and the public schools : questions and answers /

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Critical review of books in religion 1995

Atlantav, 546 p.; 25 c

The innovation of the Diocesan Synod by and after the Second Vatican Council

The purpose here is to contribute to the theological research on synodality through the study of concrete actions of ecclesial governance? I propose to use the notion of religious innovation to present post-conciliar diocesan synods in several phases: proposal, diffusion, appropriation, adoption. The fourth and last phase of the innovation process encounters several obstacles, which explains the only partial and incomplete reception of the reform of the diocesan synod. This will open the way to a more theological and prospective reflection, where the ecclesiological principle of synodality emerges. The challenge then is to identify, characterize and overcome the present limitations, so that the Catholic Church may move forward with confidence and fruitfulness on “this path of synodality which God expects of the Church of the third millennium” (Pope Francis, 17th October 2015)