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Book SynopsisCatholicism is generally over-institutionalized and over-centralized in comparison to other religions. However, it finds itself in an increasingly interrelated and globalized world and is therefore immersed in a great plurality of social realities. The Changing Faces of Catholicism assembles an international cast of contributors to explore the consequent decline of powerful Catholic organisations as well as to address the responses and resistance efforts that specific countries have taken to counteract the secularization crisis in both Europe and the Americas. It reveals some of the strategies of the Catholic Church as a whole, and of the Vatican centre in particular, to address problems of the global era through the dissemination of spiritually progressive writing, World Youth Days, and the transformation of Catholic education to become a forum for intercultural and interreligious dialogue. The volume also reflects on the adaptation of Catholic institutions and missions as sponsored by religious communities and monastic orders.
Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors Introduction to The Changing Faces of Catholicism Solange Lefebvre and Alfonso Pérez-Agote Part 1: Catholicism in Both Catholic and Pluralistic Societies 1 Religion and National Identity in Catholic Societies: The Quarrel between Religion and Culture Jean-François Laniel 2 Popular Religiosity and Value Changes in Mexico City Youth Jesús Antonio Serrano Sánchez, Ramiro Gómez-Arzápalo and Alejandro Gabriel Emiliano Flores 3 From a Place of Popular Religiosity to a Transnational Space of Multiple Meanings and Religious Interactions Helena Vilaça 4 Cultural Catholics in the United States Tricia C. Bruce Part 2: Strategies within Specific Countries to Counteract the Secularization Crisis 5 Occupying the Margins of Society: Operationalizing Minority Identity Politics among Youth within the Catholic New Evangelization Paul L. Gareau 6 Catholic Reconquest: The Case of the Sainte Blandine Megachurch in Lyon Valérie Aubourg 7 The Catholic Charismatic Renewal (ccr) in the Americas Andrea Althoff and Jakob Egeris Thorsen 8 Religious Practices, Beliefs and Commitments on the Margins of the Catholic Church in Belgium Karel Dobbelaere and Liliane Voyé Part 3: Strategies and General Attitudes of the Catholic Church, and of the Vatican Centre in Particular,in Relation to Problems of the Global Era 9 Catholicism and Eastern Religions: Spiritual Innovators and Interreligious Dialogue (de Mello and Merton) Andrew P. Lynch 10 Religion in a Globalized Culture: Institutional Innovation and Continuity of Catholicism—The Case of World Youth Day Sławomir Mandes and Wojciech Sadłoń 11 The Joy of Dialogue in an Intercultural World: Educational Implications from Evangelii Gaudium Graham P. McDonough Part 4: Changes in Specific Catholic Institutions 12 Navigating the Fault Lines of Catholic Institutional Identity Kevin Ahern 13 The Economy of Stability in Catholic Monasteries in the Czech Republic and Austria Barbora Spalová and Isabelle Jonveaux Index
