{"product_id":"faith-religion-in-a-secular-society-paperback-1","title":"Faith \u0026 Religion in a Secular Society - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJozef de Kesel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Alonzo Dick\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What I so greatly appreciate in Cardinal De Kesel's most recent book, \u003cem\u003eFaith and Religion in a Secular Society\u003c\/em\u003e, is his deep commitment to Christian belief rooted necessarily in contemporary culture. He is clearly a realist about the situation of the Church today... He understands that the Church must listen to what contemporary people are saying and asking. And he knows that the Church can indeed creatively respond. Cardinal De Kesel's book is refreshingly optimistic.\"\u003cbr\u003e--from the foreword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFaith and Religion in a Secular Society\u003c\/em\u003e makes the same bet as Pope Francis that, in the face of the phenomena of secularization, religious indifference, and institutional weakening, it is not by preaching about or idealizing a bygone past that Christianity can expect to regain in Europe, because it risks isolating and separating even more than it is from a culture that no longer waits. The salvation of the Church and the safeguarding of her universal mission depend rather on its ability to facilitate a culture of encounter with all those who want to humanize the modern, pluralist, and secular society, while also asserting its freedom of expression. It is this pastoral option that Joseph De Kesel is already experimenting with in deeply secularized Belgium, which, like France, was once a land of Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCardinal Josef De Kesel\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Archbishop of Mechelen Brussels and Primate of Belgium since 2015. He was elevated to cardinal by Pope Francis in 2016. He is a member of the Roman Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42595761782880,"sku":"9780809156221","price":38.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/M0hqRU90QzFTSWgzYTllN3RnQXVldz09.webp?v=1771588447","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/faith-religion-in-a-secular-society-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}