A new analysis of the reception of Amoris Laetitia in AFRICA, ASIA and LATIN-AMERICA
Thomas Knieps-Port le Roi / Shaji George Kochuthara / David Dawson Vásquez (eds.):
Thinking Globally and Responding Locally in the Church:
Common Ground and Diversities in the Reception of Amoris Laetitia
How has Pope Francis’s groundbreaking document on marriage and family, Amoris Laetitia, been received in Africa, Asia, and Latin America?
This volume offers a comprehensive analysis of the diverse receptions and interpretations of AL in these regions, thereby balancing the overly Western-centric focus of most reactions to Amoris Laetitia.
Scholars from across these regions reflect on their experiences, and explore the commonalities, divergences, and rich tapestry of perspectives on Amoris Laetitia across their continents.
Readers will discover that concerns about marriage and family are both universal and context-specific. The book thus contributes to a more diverse and revisited Catholic understanding of marriage and family.
We invite all scholars, researchers, and individuals interested in the intersections of global and local dynamics within the Church to engage with this thought-provoking work.
Thomas Knieps-Port le Roi is professor at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven, where he also holds the Chair for the Study of Marriage & Spirituality.
Shaji George Kochuthara, CMI, is Professor of Moral Theology at Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram in Bangalore.
David Dawson Vasquez is Associate Editor of the journal Marriage, Families & Spirituality and teaches dogmatic theology at various institutions in Rome.
Series: INTAMS Studies on Marriage and Family/INTAMS-Studien zu Ehe und Familie, Vol. 4 / Band 4, Münster: LIT Verlag, 2024. - 392p. - ISBN 978-3-643-91636-5
Table of Contents
Introduction
Thomas Knieps-Port le Roi: Thinking Locally, Re-Thinking Universally: Towards a Renewed Hermeneutics of “Catholicity”.
James F. Keenan, SJ: Eight Ways that Amoris Laetitia is Being Received and Promoted around the World
PART I: AFRICA
Stan Chu Ilo: Amoris Laetitia and the Logic of Mercy and Integration in an Illuminative Church
Laurenti Magesa: Implementing the Pastoral Dimension of Amoris Laetitia in the African Church
Nkelenge Hilaire Mitendo: Valeur, signification et implémentation d’Amoris Laetitia dans l’Église d’Afrique
Francis Appiah-Kubi: Amoris Laetitia – An Incentive for Change or Change for Incentive: Pastoral Response to the Phenomenon of Cohabitation in the Ghanaian Context
Petri Assenga: Civil, Customary, and Religious Marriage in Kenya in the Light of Amoris Laetitia
Bernard Kasamata Kamulinso: La réception d’Amoris Laetitia en Afrique subsaharienne: Une analyse au travers de la réalité polygamique
Nontando Hadebe: Amoris Laetitia Challenges Abstract Idealization of the Family: A Case Study of the Family in South Africa
PART II: LATIN AMERICA
Maria Inês de Castro Millen: Amoris Laetitia: The Exhortation and Its Reception
Isabel Corpas de Posada: Has the Good News of Amoris Laetitia Reached Colombian Couples and Families?
Jutta Battenberg Galindo: Love, Commitment, and Formalizing Life as a Couple during a Pandemic in Light of Amoris Laetitia
Ronaldo Zacharias, SDB: Sexual Education in Catholic Institutions: It Is Time to Face What Limits It
Claudia Leal Luna: The Reception of Amoris Laetitia in Chile
Anna Kasafi Perkins & Tricia Syms : Journeying Together in Joy: The AFLC, Amoris Laetitia, and Pastoral Care of Families in the Caribbean
PART III: ASIA
Sharon A. Bong: The Gender Question in Amoris Laetitia: An Asian Feminist Queer Appraisal
Shaji George Kochuthara, CMI: Reception of Amoris Laetitia in India
Vimal Tirimanna, CSSR: Reception of Amoris Laetitia in Sri Lanka: A First-Hand Account
Rolando A. Tuazon, CM, Emiliano Q. Ibera III & Manuel Victor J. Sapitula, CM: The Reception of Amoris Laetitia in the Philippines: A Preliminary Assessment and Theological Reflection
Max Guoying Lin: The Chinese Catholic Church and Amoris Laetitia
Dionius B. Mahamboro: Discernment in and with the Community: The Praxis in the Archdiocese of Semarang, Indonesia
Osamu Takeuchi, SJ: Conscience as the Cornerstone of Peace