Roots: Catholic Youth Evangelization in a Post-Pandemic World
Ebook
Overview
Youth evangelization is one of the most challenging tasks of the church today, and this book faces that challenge head-on. Roots: Catholic Youth Evangelization in a Post-Pandemic World features essays written by leading scholars in the fields of philosophy, theology, psychology, sociology, pastoral ministry, medieval studies, and ecology. In this timely volume, scholars tackle tough issues presented by contemporary culture while engaging the ripe fruits of the 2019 apostolic exhortation of Pope Francis, Christus vivit. Readers will be treated to a variety of themes, including beauty, belonging, hope, political theology, cultural analysis, vocational discernment, ecclesial strategies, and the history of Catholic youth ministry in the United States. By approaching the general topic of Catholic youth evangelization from diverse angles, the precise nature and demands of ministry with young people in a postmodern context are illuminated. This volume promises to provide ample insights for church leaders active in the field of pastoral care of youth from an interdisciplinary perspective. Readers can be assured that they never will think the same about youth evangelization after encountering the rich contents of this book.
“As our society has had to endure an unimaginable pandemic, our
youth have been exposed to an environment where God is perceived as
irrelevant and Christ is not viewed as either fully man or fully
God. Cavadini and Wallenfang have masterfully developed and
compiled a cadre of Catholic educators whose respective backgrounds
address the current state of Catholic youth in the United States
and skillfully demonstrate the approaches we can implement to guide
our youth toward an active relationship with Jesus Christ.”
—Marlon De La Torre, Executive Director of Evangelization and
Missionary Discipleship, Archdiocese of Detroit
“The evangelization of Catholic youth is one of the most important
challenges in the church today. Professors Cavadini and Wallenfang
have brought together an amazing collection of essays written by
some of the foremost Catholic experts in the evangelization and
education of Catholic young adults. Drawing inspiration from Pope
Francis’s 2019 exhortation to young people, Christus vivit,
the authors of this volume explore ways to help young people find
their roots in family, school, society, and, most of all, in
Christ.”
—Robert L. Fastiggi, Sacred Heart Major Seminary
- Title: Roots: Catholic Youth Evangelization in a Post-Pandemic World
- Authors: John C. Cavadini, Donald Wallenfang
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666725582, 9781666725575, 9781666732184, 1666725587, 1666725579, 1666732184
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666725582
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-12-22T06:17:38Z
John C. Cavadini is the McGrath-Cavadini Director of the
Institute for Church Life and Professor of Theology at the
University of Notre Dame. He is the author and editor of several
books, including Gift to the Church and World (2021),
Visioning Augustine (2019), Pope Francis and the Event of
Encounter (2018), Mary on the Eve of the Second Vatican
Council (2017), and Explorations in the Theology of Benedict
XVI (2012).
Donald Wallenfang, OCDS, Emmanuel Mary of the Cross, is Professor
of Theology and Philosophy at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in
Detroit. He is the author and editor of several books, including
Shoeless: Carmelite Spirituality in a Disquieted World
(2021), iGod: A Hidden and Fragmentary Autobiography (2021),
Phenomenology: A Basic Introduction in the Light of Jesus
Christ (2019), Human and Divine Being: A Study on the
Theological Anthropology of Edith Stein (2017), and
Dialectical Anatomy of the Eucharist: An Étude in
Phenomenology (2017).