Lay people in the Asian church
Subtitle: a critical study of the theology of the laity in the documents of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences with special reference to John Paul II's Apostolic Exhortation Ecclesia in Asia and the pastoral letters of the Vietnamese Episcopal Conference
By: Peter Nguyen Van Hai
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Frankfurt am Main
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9783631666128
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences; Laity; Christianity
Description: "This book investigates the role of the laity in the Asian Church. Lay people have three responsibilities: proclaiming the Gospel, be a witness of life, and the triple dialogue with the cultures, the religions, and the poor. Focusing on the triple dialogue, the bishops of Asia have offered fresh ideas to address three global trends in society: the revolution in communications technologies which blurs the cultures; the conflicts between followers of different religions; and the advance of globalisation which leaves in its aftermath the poverty of the masses'--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Rediscovering the importance of lay people in the Asian church; title: The laity in historical context; title: Fides quaerens dialogum: theological methodologies of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC); title: Features of the FABC's theology of the laity; title: Evaluation of the FABC's theology of the laity; title: Models of the Asian church; title: Church as context for lay mission in Asia; title: John Paul II's theology of the laity and the teachings of the Asian bishops; title: The mission of lay people in the pastoral letters of the Vietnamese bishops with reference to the teachings of John Paul II and the bishops of Asia; title: The future of the FABC's theology of the laity.