The Changing Face of the Church and the Society A Franciscan Reading and Response

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Dynamics and Glimpses of Change The face of the Church .........1 Christ: The merciful face of the Father .........17 Matthean community .........37 Dynamic Saint francis and Changing church ............59 Pope francis and the changing face of the Church ......71 The challenges for the church and the society .......85 From church in indian to Indian church ................105 Crisis of Faith, vocation and Mission today ..........127 Media and the Virtual World .............145 2. Franciscans as Catalyst of Change Unifying mission of Indian Church in a Pluralistic World............163 A Liberation - faced mission of the Church .........177 Church as a compassionate companion of REfugees..........193 Spiritual intelligence and dialogical Openness.............209 Franciscan capuchins .........223 Franciscans in the context of Religious pluralism .........237 Issue of Corruption and Restoring transparency .........249 Redefining franciscan Brother/ Sisterhood today ..............269