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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Epigraph -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Chronology of Events -- Introduction -- 1. Cardinal Walter Kasper's Gospel of the Family -- 2. The Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops -- 3. A New "Theology" of Marriage? -- 4. The Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops -- 5. Awaiting the Postsynodal Exhortation -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
"The publication of Pope Francis' post-synodal apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia started the most important theological debate in the Catholic Church since the end of the Second Vatican Council. The cardinals, bishops, theologians, priests, lay Catholics found themselves on the opposite sides of this crucial and complicated discussion. This book attempts to shed some light on this debate by tracing its genealogy. Since Amoris Laetitia is a post-synodal document, the large part of the book is devoted to the theological analysis of the two Synods of Bishops convoked by Pope Francis in the first years of his pontificate: the extraordinary in October 2014 and the ordinary that took place a year later. The main topics for the two synods were determined, however, in the speech given by Cardinal Walter Kasper during the cardinals consistory in February 2014 whose main aim was to prepare the possibility of admitting divorced persons who live in second unions to Holy Communion. The arguments of Cardinal Kasper are presented in the first chapter of the book and confronted with the most significant statements of the Magisterium of the Church on the issue of admittance to the Holy Communion. The uniqueness of this book consists in combining the historical analysis of the events leading up to the publication of Amoris Laetitia with research of the theological discussion that ensued. Since Amoris Laetitia is a post-synodal exhortation, this book rests upon the assumption that crucial for its understanding is a thorough analysis of its genealogy."-- Dust jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 10, 2021) |
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Francis, Pope, 1936- Amoris laetitia
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| SUBJECT |
Francis, Pope, 1936- Amoris laetitia
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Catholic Church -- Doctrines.
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Catholic Church fast |
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Katholische Kirche Papst 2013- : Franziskus Amoris laetitia gnd |
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Families -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
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Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
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Apostolic exhortations (Papal letters)
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RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Love & Marriage.
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Apostolic exhortations (Papal letters)
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Families -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church
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Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church
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Theology, Doctrinal
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813234014 |
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0813234018 |
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