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Renewing the Church in a Secular Age: Holistic Dialogue and Kenotic Vision Copyright © 2016 by the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy Renewing the Church in a Secular Age: Holistic Dialogue and Kenotic Vision Copyright © 2016 by The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy Gibbons Hall B-20 620 Michigan Avenue, NE Washington, D.C. 20064 All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Vila-Chã, João J., editor. Renewing the Church in a Secular Age: Holistic Dialogue and Kenotic Vision / edited by João J. Vila-Chã, George F. McLean, Charles Taylor, José Casanova. Description: first [edition]. | Washington D.C.: Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, 2016. | Series: Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change. Series VIII, Christian Philosophical Studies; Volume 21 | Includes bibliographical References and Index. Identifiers: LCCN 2016026397 | ISBN 9781565183179 (pbk). Subjects: LCSH: Church Renewal. | Christianity and Culture. | Secularism. Classification: LCC BV600.3.R455 2016 | DDC 282.09/051-dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016026397 Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change Series VIII. Christian Philosophical Studies, Volume 21 Renewing the Church in a Secular Age: Holistic Dialogue and Kenotic Vision Edited by Charles Taylor José Casanova GeorGe F. MClean João J. vila-Chã The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy In Memory of George F. McLean, OMI (June 29, 1929 – September 6, 2016) With Gratitude Contents 11 Welcoming Address François-Xavier Dumortier 15 Towards an Enlargement of the Horizon: Researching the Dialectic of Church and Society João J. Vila-Chã 45 Renewing the Church in a Secular Age George F. McLean 57 Saeculum: A Theological-Pastoral Reflection Gianfranco Ravasi 67 A Catholic Church in a Global Secular World José Casanova 85 The Church in a World of Options Hans Joas 97 Secularization: An Invitation to Deeper Search and More Intense Dialogue Thomas Menamparampil 119 Nurturing the Human Face of Science Louis Caruana 129 New Technologies and New Evangelization Styles Leon Dyczewski 147 Recognising the Sign of the Times Tomáš Halík 157 Church and Spiritual Discernment in a Secular Age and a Global World Juan Carlos Scannone 167 Between Grace and Responsibility: A Fresh Reading of the Beatitudes in the Church (Mt. 5, 3-12) Massimo Grilli 179 Authenticity, Accompaniment and Trust: Graces for a Discerning Church in an Age of Secularity Philip J. Rossi 187 Spirituality as Platform and Forum for Encounter Robert Schreiter 199 Dialogue with Sceptics Anthony J. Carroll 205 Rethinking Universality: A Condition for a True Interreligious Dialogue in a Pluralistic Age Adriano Fabris 217 Religions and Transnational Civil Ethics in Public Space: A Journey Toward Peace Adela Cortina 229 A Serving Church: Overcoming Polarization through Christian Wisdom Peter Jonkers 253 Kenotic Ethics for a Servant Church William A. Barbieri Jr. 263 A Serving Church: An Appraisal James Corkery & Staf Hellemans 269 Shapes of Faith Today Charles Taylor 283 The Porosity of Being: Towards a Catholic Agapeics. In Response to Charles Taylor William Desmond 307 Index 321 Contributors Welcoming Address François-Xavier Dumortier * It is a great honour for me, at the beginning of this International Conference, to extend a warm welcome to each and every one of you to the Gregorian Pontifical University. With this inaugural function we begin two days of reflection on the theme, “Renewing the Church in a Secular Age: Holistic Dialogue and Kenotic Vision.” I pray that you feel at home in our University, which is honoured by your presence. I would like to express a special word of welcome to His Eminence Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture, under whose patronage this conference is held. Your Eminence, your esteemed presence is a joy to all of us because from the time you assumed this responsibility, you have committed yourself in promoting many aspects and dimensions of dialogue between the Church and Culture – or rather cultures – those of our time and the world. The initiatives of the “Courtyard of the Gentiles” were and are emblematic of an “outgoing Church” – now in accordance with the apostolic desire of Pope Francis – engaging in an open dialogue that entails a great capacity for listening to and encounter with the diversity of the world, armed with an inexhaust- ible desire to create bonds between persons and different environments, between fields of knowledge and human experience, between seekers of God (who are at times on paths far away) and the Catholic Church. Thanks a lot, Your Eminence, for your presence in our midst. I also extend greetings of profound esteem and affection to Father George McLean, President of the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy. He has been a persevering promoter of such a Conference to be held at this University, the same where he was a student for seven * Pontifical Gregorian University (Roma). – This Address by the Rector of the Pontifical Gregorian University was delivered on March 4, 2015. Renewing the Church in a Secular Age: Holistic Dialogue and Kenotic Vision 12 François-Xavier DuMorTier years during the time of his formation towards the priesthood. We are all aware of Father McLean’s efforts to identify areas and themes of reflection that need to be deepened through joint research work as much as through dialogue and inter-disciplinary discussion. Fr. McLean believes deeply that there is nothing like the power of intelligence and knowledge to break down the ideological barriers that divide persons and peoples and so build bridges of mutual understanding and sharing. I am glad that this confer- ence, which owes much to Father McLean’s determination, takes place here in Rome and at our University. I would also like to greet, in a special way, Professor Charles Taylor, one of the most important and respected thinkers of our time, a thinker whose book, A Secular Age, since its publication, has been a major reference to many in the process of reflecting upon our cultural and epis- temological situation, a book that remains a source of reflection and a boost towards the self-reflection of our time and generation. On behalf of the entire university which includes about 2,600 students who come from 120 countries, of which half the number come from non-European coun- tries, and on my behalf, a passionate reader and admirer of your work for almost 30 years, I wish to let you know that we greatly rejoice for your presence with us. Let me whole heartedly thank Father João Vila-Chã, Professor of Philosophy in our University and President of comiucap (Conférence Mondiale des Institutions Universitaires Catholiques de Philosophie), who has dedicated himself with all his intelligence and energy – and not in a small way – to the birth and organization of this joint Confer- ence in Rome. From the very beginning, he believed in the necessity and relevance of such a conference and with great care accompanied every step forward, supported by the Faculty of Philosophy, which deserves my heartfelt gratitude. I would also wish to express our gratitude to all the speakers and to all the participants: most of you have come from far and wide. I really hope that you get a beautiful experience of encounter, dialogue and reflection together. RVP – The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy Welcoming Address 13 Before you start with your work, I believe I don’t need to stress the importance of the theme of this conference. Your very presence is a significant proof its relevance. To me, the different stages of this con- ference which has been nourished by the research work carried out by different teams around the world are very important. The conference deals with the Church’s relationship with today’s world, that is, with men and women of today and with the societies and cultures of our time. It will not only deal with the frontiers of this society, culture and of ourselves, but it will go beyond all that with faith and hope in search of a God who works mysteriously in everything and in all, and who in some way calls us to leave our closely guarded safety zones and familiar places. This challenge of thinking about our contemporary intellectual and spiritual situation requires the ability to get out of one’s area of specialization, confines of one’s own culture and away from self-reference, in order to listen, to meet, to understand and to learn; and so not just to confront something that is different, and sometimes far away or strange. To me this attitude points to a Church that is not afraid of living the newness of the Gospel and that has the audacity to address the issues that shape the culture of today. We need to acknowledge how much the human being is a seeker of God – the One who can never be private property of anybody, but rather gives Himself until the end of time –, and how much we need to deepen our contemporary ways of bringing to others the Word of God, that is, in a humble manner, speaking to the hearts and minds of the people of today, promoting a culture of mutual dialogue that does not despair of anyone and of nothing... These are the challenges that we are called to live now with the courage and strength of intelligence, within the realm of that generosity of intelligence that always widens the space where it moves. I wish all of you not only two beautiful days, but also a journey of two days, today and tomorrow, that would be profitable and at the service of our societies of reference as they are engaged in processes of continuous becoming. I Thank You from the heart! Renewing the Church in a Secular Age: Holistic Dialogue and Kenotic Vision Towards an Enlargement of the Horizon: Researching the Dialectic of Church and Society João J.
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