
Religious Life
A Reflective Examination of its Charism and Mission for Today
Loan Le(Author)
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published on 24. May 2016
Book
Hardback
260 pages
978-1-4438-9110-3 (ISBN)
Description
Following the Second Vatican Council, when each Religious Institute was encouraged to research its charism, some Institutes experienced a tension between their charism and their mission, or even difficulty identifying what their charism was. This book is a study of the theological understanding of charism and of mission in relation to Religious Life within the Catholic Church. While this topic has featured in much Roman Catholic theological literature since Vatican II, there appears to be a dearth of in-depth studies. This book addresses this apparent lacuna.It draws particularly on the work of two major theologians, Jean-Marie Roger Tillard OP and Sandra Marie Schneiders IHM, who have reflected at length on charism and mission in the period leading up to Vatican II and on the implementation of its documents with respect to Religious Life. The very significant contributions of Tillard and Schneiders on the topic provide Religious, as well as others who want to know and understand Religious Life, with an interesting and motivating insight into charism and mission in Religious Life. Within the Roman Catholic Church, a "Year of Consecrated Life" has just drawn to a close, and this book forms a background and a response to Pope Francis' Apostolic Letter to "all Consecrated People on the occasion of the Year of Consecrated Life" (November 2014), which invited Religious to reflect on these aspects that are essential to the life they have chosen to live.
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Edition
Unabridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
Edition type
Unabridged edition
Product notice
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 148 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4438-9110-3 (9781443891103)
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Loan Le is a Religious Sister of Mary Queen of Peace Congregation in Vietnam. She holds a Doctorate in Theology from the Sydney College of Divinity, Australia. Her research interest focuses on Religious Life, especially its Charism, within the Roman Catholic tradition. She is currently researching the history of her own Congregation.