ARGOMENTI
Birth of a New Age. Church and State Relationships. Political evolution and its effects: 1789-1914. The “Roman Question”: from temporal power to spiritual freedom. Separatism, a solution to Church and State relationships? Political evolution, its effects: 1914-Present Day. The Church in New Relations with Society. The Social Question. Church and Modern World: The Syllabus; Modernism; Gaudium et Spes. The Life of the Church in the World. Vatican I. The Missions: From foreign missions to Local Churches: Mission and Colonialism; Birth of the ‘Third Church’. Rebirth in England. Church and Churches: The Ecumenical movement. A Renewed Church in and for the World. Vatican II. The “changing” reality of the Church: Laity; Clergy. Some “structural” changes: Curia; Canon Law; New forms of presence. Conclusion.
TESTI
Textbook: Handouts given by the lecturer.
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