Hope’s Daughters
Faith and Culture
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‘The fact and the scandal that in the incarnation God makes oneness with us the new definition.’ (p107)
‘Post-modernism’s good news is the pluralism of Pentecost; its bad news is the chaos of Babel.’ (p100)
Education is ‘an instrument of transforming action at the service of permanent human liberation.’ (p119)
‘Religious education must be more mindful of the public dimension of Christian faith and educate deliberately to help participants find ways to bring their faith into that public sphere.’ (p 121)
(Its) ‘purpose is to promote a lived and living Christian faith towards God’s reign in the lives of participants and communities.’ (p 121)
‘Christians are to be bilingual, fluent in both the language of our own community – liturgy, scripture, tradition... able to talk with people outside our group from our own religious identity.’ (p 121)
‘Religious education can help participants to become bilingual so they can make sense of Christian faith in dialogue with others who are agnostic, atheist, Muslim or Jew.’ (p 122)
Eengagement with other cultures needs to be ‘characterised by conversation… It is through sustained, critical conversation that interpretations, even of Christian faith, can be tested and tried out in different public spheres.’ (p 122)
‘Jesus seems to have sensed that his job was not to give people answers, but to help them love the questions.’ (p 223)
‘The dialogue between faith and culture is not a spectator sport, It must grow and develop so that the Gospel can take root in post-modern culture to reveal more fully the glory of God and the salvation of their souls… (It) simply requires an open mind and heart, a sense of purpose and an insatiable curiosity about what more is to be discovered.’ (p 328)
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In a time of rapid change the old certainties seem insecure, globalisation and consumerism prevail and a future for religious faith is under question. Peter Humfrey grew up in Surrey, served in parish ministry and taught in a variety of parishes, dioceses, schools and colleges during times of development and upheaval. Passionate for adult theological and liturgical literacy he has designed training for ministry and has worked as a diocesan and national adviser in religious education and catechesis, collaborating with European colleagues in projects about faith and culture.
In Hope’s Daughters he explores the future of faith in the light of two sociological viewpoints, the modernism of Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann and the post-modernism of Zygmunt Bauman. He then taps into a wide range of challenging and illuminating sources from liturgy, theology and life experience to answer the questions that now arise
Topics under scrutiny include globalisation, consumerism, post-colonialism, deconstruction, the loss of institutional memory and the rise of the network. These cultural expressions are interrogated in the dialogue which takes place in the inculturation of faith, new methods of evangelisation and the growth of lifelong learning.
Faith in the Paschal Mystery offers a new vision. Renewed communities offer a fresh look at ministry, the value of hospitality, new methods of catechesis and the inspiration of sacred space. The author believes that the way ahead lies in nurturing and promoting an ongoing dialogue between faith and culture.
About the Author
Peter Humfrey grew up in Surrey, studied Classics in Trinity College, Dublin, Education at Oxford University and Theology at the Gregorian University, Rome. As a Catholic priest he has served in parish ministry and taught in a variety of parishes, dioceses, schools and colleges. He is passionate in working for adult theological and liturgical literacy. He has designed training for liturgical and pastoral ministry and for catechesis in the sacraments. He has worked as a diocesan and national adviser in religious education and catechesis. He has enjoyed collaborating with European colleagues in joint projects in faith and culture.
The author has written on theology, liturgy, education, spirituality and the history of World War 1. In Hope’s Daughters he explores the future of faith in a dialogue with our post-modern culture. He taps into a wide range of challenging and illuminating sources from liturgy, theology, and sociology and life experience to answer the questions that now arise in a time of rapid change where the old certainties seem insecure, globalisation and consumerism seem to prevail in and a future for religious faith is under question.
Topics under scrutiny include globalisation, consumerism, post-colonialism, deconstruction, the loss of institutional memory and the rise of the network. These cultural expressions are interrogated in a dialogue with faith which takes place in the inculturation of faith, new methods of evangelisation and the growth of lifelong learning.
Faith offers a new vision of the Paschal Mystery through the restoration of the liturgy, the initiation of adults and sacramental practice. Renewed communities offer a fresh look at ministry, the value of hospitality, new methods of catechesis and the inspiration of sacred space. The author believes that the way ahead lies in nurturing and promoting an ongoing dialogue between faith and culture.