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Reflections on Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time. Robert Ellsberg, Orbis publisher and editor-in-chief, holds his book All Saints: Daily

Orbis books maryknoll new york series#

Series - Walking with God: The Sermon Series of Howard Thurman Series - Catholicity in an Evolving Universe Series - Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church World Religions & Interfaith - Islamic StudiesĪssociation of Catholic Publishers Award WinnersĬatholic Press Association Book Award Winners World Religions & Interfaith- Eastern Studies Religion & Science - Cosmology & Evolution He suggests that the experience of culture should be the entry point into missionary praxis, and he claims a hermeneutic of appreciation of culture is imperative.An Interview With Robert Ellsberg AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast de Mesa argues strongly for a respectful and critical interaction on the part of missionaries with local culture. Nine of the contributing authors are Catholic. Not only are the authors academically qualified to engage in such writing, many have engaged in missionary work in a variety of cultures and countries. The various papers are intended to further advance understanding around the critical missiological issue of the relationship of culture to faith, and secondly to honor the groundbreaking efforts of Louis Luzbetak (1918–2005), the Society of the Divine Word theologian and missionary whose writings on culture and mission did so much to expand the missiological horizons of those involved in mission at both the theoretical and practical levels.

Stephen Bevans and the eleven authors who have contributed to Mission and Culture have provided a magisterial collection of papers which not only merit critical careful reading but also thoughtful meditation and reflection by missiologists, theologians, and those engaged in missionary activity today. This is a timely comment given some recent He suggests that the experience of culture should be the entry point into missionary praxis, and he claims a hermeneutic of appreciation of culture is imperative.

Maryknoll, New York, US, Orbis Books 2012.