Justice and Peace in a Renewed Caribbean [electronic resource] : Contemporary Catholic Reflections /
Perkins, Anna Kasafi.author.
Chambers, Donald.author.
Porter, Jacqueline.author.
This collection of critical essays and personal reflections explores the insights provided by official statements of the Roman Catholic Bishops of the Caribbean. In so doing, it presents a critical reading of the corpus with a view to presenting its relevance to the regional and global conversation on matters of human flourishing.
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Cover; Contents; List of Map and Table; List of AEC Statements; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1 Introduction: The Caribbean, Shaped by the Call for Justice and Peace; 2 Reflections on the Black Power Statement; 3 Justice and Peace in a New Caribbean Revisited; 4 Situating True Freedom and Development: A Historical/Contextual Appreciation; 5 A Response to the Antilles Episcopal Conference Statement on Homosexuality and Homosexual Behaviour; 6 Evangelization for a New Caribbean: A Renewed but Ongoing Reflection
7 The Principle of Subsidiarity and Its Relevance to the Caribbean Today8 Social Development and Reconciliation: The AEC Capital Punishment Document; 9 Stages of the Life Cycle, the Stages of Catechesis: The AEC Catechetical Statements; 10 Revisiting the Common Norms for Dealing with Allegations of Sexual Abuse; 11 Justice and Peace Shall Embrace: The AEC Pastoral on Crime and Violence; 12 Eucharist and Hospitality: Reflections on Stewardship and the Revitalization of Parish Life in the Caribbean
13 From Dogma to Pastoral Compassion: A Response to A Statement of the Antilles Episcopal Conference on HIV-AIDS14 Caring for the Earth and Plutonium Shipment: A Response to the Ecological Thoughts of the Antilles Episcopal Conference; 15 We Are Called to Proclaim Celebrate and Serve: Pastoral Letter on The Gift of Life; Appendix 1: Territories under the Antilles Episcopal Conference (Including Population Figures); Appendix 2: Socio-Economic Data of AEC Countries; Appendix 3: HIV and AIDS Cases and Related Deaths in the AEC
Appendix 4: Overview of Key Socio-political and Ecclesial Occurrences in the Caribbean and in the Wider World, 1948-2011Appendix 5: The Antilles Episcopal Conference: Early Days; General Bibliography; Notes on Contributors; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This collection of critical essays and personal reflections explores the insights provided by official statements of the Roman Catholic Bishops of the Caribbean. In so doing, it presents a critical reading of the corpus with a view to presenting its relevance to the regional and global conversation on matters of human flourishing.
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