Believe? Tell Me Why: Conversations With Those Who Have Left the Church - Couverture souple

Pagola, José A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1934996564 ISBN 13 : 9781934996560

Editeur : Convivium Press, 2013

Synopsis

This book addresses the questions and uncertainties that have been expressed to the author by those who through the years have distanced themselves from the faith in which they were nurtured as children. Their faith is still there, flickering in the depths, but surrounded by doubts and prejudices. Pagola perceives that there is a profound seeking for light, truth and peace, and a need for understanding various things about the faith; but, above all, there is a yearning to find out whether God, here and now, can give us strength, joy, and hope in our lives. Pagola understands the reluctance to search the past for those once-comforting certainties, and he also is aware of the unwillingness to return to the beliefs and practices of former times. The search is for something more genuine and joyful. What Pagola proposes for believers at such a point in their lives is not a process of catechesis, or meetings for religious formation, or prayer meetings for believers. Rather, he suggests that the most helpful way through this stage would be to make the return journey with a group of people who are taking the first steps toward a new faith after having left or neglected it for a long time. He calls them groups of seekers and suggests that ideally they meet in a parish or other Christian community, in the surroundings of a monastery, within a Christian movement, or in some other sphere where they could participate in these groups. With this in mind, the author makes some simple suggestions in various appendices at the end of the book to help people create a group of seekers in which people on their journey back could share their anxieties and experiences with others who are in similar circumstances and be inspired by what they have shared.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

José Antonio Pagola was born in Spain in 1937. He completed his theological studies in 1962 in the Pontifical University in Rome and his studies in Sacred Scripture at the Papal Biblical Institute in Rome in 1966. He also studied Biblical Sciences at the Ecole Biblique in Jerusalem. Pagola is a Professor at St Sebastian Seminary and at the Faculty of Theology of Northern Spain.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Convivium Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1934996564
• ISBN 13: 9781934996560
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 104
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• Personne responsable: non disponible