Healing and Developing Our Multiculturalism: A New Ministry for the Church
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Overview
This book is a theological/pastoral response to Vatican II’s call to develop our cultures as outlined in section 2 of De Ecclesia in Mundo Huius Temporis: The Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World. It provides a historical perspective on the Church with brief outlines of the Church’s relations to the Chinese, Jewish, Muslim, and Latino cultures. The author then reviews some of the defects in our present multiculturalism and suggests means for healing and developing our culture in the United States.
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”With the American Catholic Church more multicultural than ever,
there is an urgent need for deep insights into multiculturalism and
practical advice on how to minister effectively in this
multicultural Church. Rademacher’s book fills this double need
splendidly. Its twin approach to multiculturalism--healing and
developing--turns it into an effective instrument for mutual
enrichment and reconciliation. With each chapter accompanied by
illustrative stories and ending with questions for discussion, the
work is a perfect textbook for college-level courses, continuing
education, and parish diocesan formation. Buy it and use it.
Currently, there is no other work like this on the market."
--Peter C. Phan, Ellacuria Chair of Catholic Social Thought,
Georgetown University
“Throughout the pages of Healing and Developing our
Multiculturalism, we are witness to Rademacher’s careful
scholarship, and remarkable dedication to learning. One can only be
impressed by his passion for social justice: to do what we can to
repair our broken world and to create a climate of better
understanding, caring, and respect for all humankind."
--Rabbi Gerald M. Kane, Rabbi Emeritus, Temple Beth-El, Las Cruces,
New Mexico
"Since 9-11, there [is] urgency to bring the Salvation message of
the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all tongues, peoples, nations, and
countries; not least [to] the multicultural communities in which we
reside. Rademacher examines these issues. He [relates] the
evolutionary growth of the Roman Catholic Church. Such, also, is
today’s multiculturalism of the Church, as there are greater than
1500 different practicing Christian religions In these times, when
the harvest is ripe and the organized workers are few, we must put
our differences aside and become that unified Body of Christ, that
‘one new man.’ This is a comprehensive and authoritative book on
these issues."
--Fred D. Hofeldt, Judeo-Christian Israel Alliance, Las Cruces, New
Mexico
"From the signs in Spanish to the women in headscarves, a visit to
any mall tells you that this is exactly the right book at the right
time. Combining firsthand experience with a broad survey of
scholarship, it’s a must-read for pastors and people in the pew
alike."
--Ronald Modras, Professor of Theological Studies, St. Louis
University
Product Details
- Title : Healing and Developing Our Multiculturalism: A New Ministry for the Church
- Authors:
- Rademacher, William
- Ramirez, Ricardo, CSB
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Publication Date: 2009
- ISBN: 9781498275576
William J. Rademacher is a retired professor of Systematic Theology and theological consultant on Pastoral Ministry for the Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico. He is the author of Lay Ministry and several books on Parish Pastoral Councils.