The Kenotic Model of Ecclesiology : The New Vision on the Church Evolved in the Evangelii Gaudium of Pope Francis and Its Application in the Faith Formation / Robin Babu Manakalathu.

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Chapter one Situating pope francis in his context The family context ........8 The political context .......11 The ecclesial context ......13 Pope Francis prophetic mission ......17 Metaphors lived by Pope Francis .......21 Interrogating the identity of pope Francis .....25 Pope Francis theological transition in his works ........35 Conclusion ......44 Chapter two Pope Francis renewed kenotic vision of the church The distinctive signals of pope-elect for his new vision of the church .......45 Intervention of cardinal bergoglio in the pre-conclave meeting ......50 Evangelii Gaudium: A key to discerning francis ecclesial vision ......52 Vatican II: An unfinished council ........56 Towards a kenotic ecclesiology ......66 Conclusion .......75 Chapter three Ecclesiological revolution of pope Francis and its implications in the present faith formation: An empirical analysis Analysis of the survey .......77 Preliminary analysis .....79 Major themes and reflections on Pope Francis kenotic ecclesial vision ........83 Kenotic ecclesiology for renewed faith formation ......100 Conclusion .....110