Should we battle a plural and relativistic society by raising barriers and walls, or should we accept the opportunity to announce the Gospel in a new way? This is the challenge Christians are facing today.
In an extended interview with Vatican expert Andrea Tornielli, Julián Carrón examines the historical moment we are living through in order to revive the essential core of Christian faith. Starting from the realization that the world is experiencing an evolution in which the difficulty of finding shared values and natural morality makes sincere dialogue between believers and non-believers challenging, Carrón reflects on the possibility of communicating the essence of the Christian faith in a form that can inspire interest in modern times.
Addressing the central questions concerning the announcement of Christian faith in today's less regimented society, Where Is God? discovers and rediscovers the contents of Christianity and asks how they can be witnessed again in a society that is not yet post-Christian, but potentially headed in that direction.
Where Is God?
Christian Faith in the Time of Great Uncertainty A Conversation with Andrea Tornielli
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Release date
February 20, 2020 -
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780228001966
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780228001966
- File size: 1475 KB
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Starred review from January 27, 2020
In this thought-provoking exploration of how one lives a Christian faith in an increasingly secular age, Carron (Disarming Beauty), a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and leader of the ecclesial movement Communion and Liberation, engages in a scintillating theological conversation with Italian journalist Andrea Tornielli. Positing that the challenges facing contemporary Christians mirror those of the early church, Carron and Tornielli present their conversation as an attempt to rediscover the essence of Christianity and inquire how the faith can be testified to today. Carron decries the prevalent “reduction of Christianity to ethics and moralism” and emphasizes the need for a “lived Christianity” in which people experiencing Christ’s forgiving presence respond to others with mercy and face evil without despair. Regarding the question of how to share Christianity with others, Carron emphasizes that faith cannot be forced on anyone, and should be spread through attraction, not proselytization. While the bulk of the conversation applies to Christians broadly, the discussion also touches on the Catholic Church’s progressive changes since the Second Vatican Council, Pope Francis’s ability to communicate the heart of Christianity, and Carron’s leadership of and experience with Italy-based missionary movement Communion and Liberation. Catholics and Christians of many denominations will find both encouragement and wisdom in these challenging, insightful reflections.
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