TY - BOOK ID - 137950906 TI - Reforming the church : a synodal way of proceeding PY - 2023 SN - 9780809156597 9780809188192 PB - New York Paulist Press DB - UniCat KW - Councils and synods KW - Catholic Church, KW - Church renewal KW - Franciscus UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:137950906 AB - Reforming the Church analyzes ministries; participatory structures; pastoral institutions; the role of the laity, especially women and couples in the Church; formation programs in seminaries and their decision-making and decision-taking models, among other topics where concrete reform is needed. The book covers six perspectives: the synodal form of church; scripture and tradition—the consensus ecclesiae; pathways to renewed ministries; co-responsibility versus clericalism; reforming structures; and the future—an ongoing synodal spirituality. ER -