The Afternoon of Christianity: The Courage to Change Tomás Halík, Gerald Turner ebook#
Page: 264
Format: pdf / epub / kindle
ISBN: 9780268207472
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Tomáš Halík provides a poignant reflection on Christianity’s crisis of faith while offering a vision of the self-reflection, love, and growth necessary for the church to overcome and build a deeper and more mature faith. In a world transformed by secularization and globalization, torn by stark political and social distrust, and ravaged by war and pandemic, Christians are facing a crisis of faith. In The Afternoon of Christianity, Tomáš Halík reflects on past and present challenges confronting Christian faith, drawing together strands from the Bible, historic Christian theology, philosophy, psychology, and classic literature. In the process, he reveals the current crisis as a crossroads: one road leads toward division and irrelevance, while the other provides the opportunity to develop a deeper, more credible, and mature form of church, theology, and spirituality—an afternoon epoch of Christianity. The fruitfulness of the reform and the future vibrancy of the Church depends on a reconnection with the deep spiritual and existential dimension of faith. Halík argues that Christianity must transcend itself, giving up isolation and self-centeredness in favor of loving dialogue with people of different cultures, languages, and religions. The search for God in all things frees Christian life from self-absorption and leads toward universal fraternity, one of Pope Francis’s key themes. This renewal of faith can help the human family move beyond a clash of civilizations to a culture of communication, sharing, and respect for diversity.POC Blog Sep 14, 2020 — Tomáš Halík and Charles Taylor on the “Afternoon - YouTube 2014 Templeton Prize Laureate Msgr. Prof. Tomáš Halík speaks on the “Afternoon of Christianity,” with 2007 Prize Laureate Prof. The Prayer That Changed My Life Jan 2, 2015 — Christianity in the ante-Nicene period This phenomenal growth rate forced Christian communities to evolve in order to adapt to their changes in the nature of their communities as well as their Wall Street Investor, Others Tell Their Stories at Prayer Apr 15, 2015 — The Afternoon of Christianity: The Courage to Change Hal k argues that Christianity must transcend itself, giving up isolation and self-centeredness in favor of loving dialogue with people of different cultures,