Understanding the Significance of Human Formation for Integral Religious Community Life With a Special Reference to Pastores Dabo Vobis / Kodiganti Sagar Sandeep.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CERTIFICATE ........................................................................................................iii
DECLARATION...................................................................................................... iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................................................................... v
ABBREVIATIONS................................................................................................. xii
GENERAL INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 1
CHAPTER ONE
RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY LIFE AND ITS CHALLENGES
1.1 Religious Community Life................................................................................. 7
1.2 Biblical Foundations of Community Life.......................................................... 9
1.2.1 Community Life in the Old Testament........................................................... 9
1.2.1.1Trinitarian Community ............................................................................ 9
1.2.1.2 The Covenantal Community.................................................................. 10
1.2.1.3 Prophetic Community ........................................................................... 11
1.2.1.4 Qumran Community ............................................................................. 12
1.2.2 Community in the New Testament............................................................... 13
1.2.2.1 The Pre-resurrection Community .......................................................... 13
1.2.2.2 The Post-resurrection Community......................................................... 14
1.2.2.3 The Religious Congregation as Community .......................................... 15
1.3 Characteristics of a Religious Community ..................................................... 16
1.3.1 Consecrated Community ............................................................................. 16
1.3.2 Christo-centric Community ......................................................................... 17
1.3.3 Charismatic Community.............................................................................. 18
1.4 Catholic Teachings on Community Life ......................................................... 19
1.4.1 Lumen Gentium (LG)................................................................................... 20
1.4.2 Perfectae Caritatis (PC).............................................................................. 20
1.4.3 Evangelica Testificatio (ET)........................................................................ 21
1.4.4 Mutuae Relationes (MR).............................................................................. 21
1.4.5 Fraternal Life in Community (FLC)............................................................. 22
1.4.6 Vita Consecrata (VC) .................................................................................. 23
1.4.7. Starting Afresh from Christ (SAC) ............................................................. 24
1.5 Challenges in Religious Community Life Today ............................................ 25
1.5.1 Challenges Inside of the Community ........................................................... 26
1.5.1.1 Spiritual Life......................................................................................... 26
1.5.1.2 Unmotivated Members.......................................................................... 26
1.5.1.3 Challenge to grow in Reciprocity .......................................................... 27
1.5.1.4 The Challenge of Reconciliation ........................................................... 27
1.5.1.5 Challenge of Dialogue .......................................................................... 28
1.5.1.6 Generation Gap..................................................................................... 28
1.5.2 Challenges Outside of the Community......................................................... 28
1.5.2.1 Social Changes ..................................................................................... 28
1.5.2.2 Secularism ............................................................................................ 29
1.5.2.3 Globalization ........................................................................................ 29
1.5.2.4 Professionalism..................................................................................... 30
1.5.2.5 Consumerism and Materialism.............................................................. 31
1.5.2.6 Sexuality............................................................................................... 31
1.5.3 Challenges within the Individual ................................................................. 31
1.5.3.1 Unfulfilled Basic Human Needs............................................................ 32
1.5.3.2 Broken Self-Image and Lack of Self-Esteem......................................... 33
1.5.3.3 Loneliness............................................................................................. 33
1.5.3.4 Fear ...................................................................................................... 34
1.5.3.5 Discouragements................................................................................... 35
1.5.3.6 Challenge to Honour the Past ................................................................ 35
1.5.3.7 Challenge to take Risks......................................................................... 35
1.6 Challenges in the View of Religious Superiors ............................................... 36
1.6.1 Modern Media Community Life .................................................................. 36
1.6.2 Community and Individual Rights............................................................... 37
1.6.3 Challenge to Re-Discover the Community as a place of Personal Growth.... 37
1.6.4 Challenge to Update the Community Life to the Signs of the Times ............ 38
1.6.5 Challenge to Cultivate Meaningful Interpersonal Relationships................... 38
1.6.6 Challenge to Open New Communities to the Multicultural Reality through
Love, Dialogue and Understanding ...................................................................... 39
1.6.7 Challenge of Team Work............................................................................. 39
Conclusion .......................................................................................................... 40
CHAPTER TWO
IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN FORMATION: PERSPECTIVE OF PASTORES
DABO VOBIS AND SIGNIFICANT OTHERS
2.1 The Concept of Human Formation in Pastores Dabo Vobis........................... 41
2.2 Human Formation: Meaning and Significance............................................... 43
2.2.1 Foundational Role ....................................................................................... 45
2.2.2 The Basic Call of Priesthood ....................................................................... 45
2.2.3 Contemporary Circumstances...................................................................... 46
2.3 Principles of Human Formation in PDV......................................................... 46
2.3.1 Human Qualities.......................................................................................... 47
2.3.2 Living Image of Christ ................................................................................ 48
2.3.3 Man of Communion .................................................................................... 49
2.3.4 Affective Maturity....................................................................................... 50
2.4 Fundamental Dimensions of Human Formation according to Van Kaam .... 51
2.4.1 Socio-historical Dimension.......................................................................... 51
2.4.2 Vital Dimension .......................................................................................... 52
2.4.3 Functional Dimension ................................................................................. 53
2.4.4 Transcendent Dimension ............................................................................. 53
2.5 Human Maturity.............................................................................................. 54
2.5.1 Connection between Human Formation and Human Maturity...................... 54
2.5.2 Maturity ...................................................................................................... 55
2.5.3 Christian Maturity ....................................................................................... 56
2.5.4 Religious Maturity....................................................................................... 57
2.6 Different Psychological views on Maturity ..................................................... 58
2.6.1 Sigmund Freud ............................................................................................ 58
2.6.2 Alfred Adler................................................................................................ 59
2.6.3 Carl Rogers................................................................................................. 60
2.6.4 Erik H. Erickson.......................................................................................... 60
2.6.5 Abraham Maslow ........................................................................................ 62
2.7 Emotional Maturity ......................................................................................... 64
2.7.1 Emotional Control....................................................................................... 64
2.7.2 Responsibility.............................................................................................. 65
2.8. Emotional Maturity and Celibate Chastity.................................................... 66
2.9 The Blocks of Human Growth......................................................................... 67
2.9.1 Identity Crisis.............................................................................................. 67
2.9.2 Emotional Blocks........................................................................................ 68
2.9.3 Inadequate Affective Maturity..................................................................... 68
2.9.4 Negative View of Sexuality......................................................................... 69
2.9.5 Difficulty in Psychosexual Integration......................................................... 69
2.9.6 Narcissism................................................................................................... 70
Conclusion.............................................................................................................. 70
CHAPTER THREE
STRATEGIES FOR HUMAN FORMATION FOR INTEGRAL RELIGIOUS
COMMUNITY LIFE TODAY
3.1 Human Formation ........................................................................................... 72
3.1.1 Moral Formation ......................................................................................... 73
3.1.1.1 Conscience............................................................................................ 74
3.1.1.2 Practice of Virtues ................................................................................ 75
3.1.1.3 An Adequate Value System .................................................................. 75
3.1.1.4 Value-Oriented Formation .................................................................... 76
3.1.1.5 Sacrament of Reconciliation.................................................................. 76
3.1.2 Social Formation ......................................................................................... 77
3.1.2.1 Human Qualities are Necessary for an Effective Ministry ..................... 77
3.1.2.2 Openness to the Society ........................................................................ 78
3.1.2.3 Sociability and Good Manners .............................................................. 78
3.1.2.4 The Environment for Development of Human Qualities........................ 79
3.1.2.5 Interpersonal Relationships................................................................... 79
3.1.2.6 Social Skills.......................................................................................... 80
3.1.2.7 Cultivate to Be Other Oriented.............................................................. 80
3.1.3 Emotional Formation................................................................................... 81
3.1.3.1 Accepting and Regulating Emotions ..................................................... 81
3.1.3.2 Accepting Self and Others..................................................................... 83
3.1.3.3 Striking a Balance between Autonomy and Dependence ....................... 83
3.1.3.4 Freedom and Responsibility.................................................................. 84
3.1.3.5 Sense of Personal Responsibility for the Common Good....................... 85
3.1.3.6 Resilience ............................................................................................. 85
3.1.3.7 Living Gratefully .................................................................................. 86
3.1.3.8 Hope and Optimism .............................................................................. 87
3.1.3.9 Unselfishness........................................................................................ 88
3.1.3.10 Decisive Thinking............................................................................... 88
3.1.3.11 Empathy.............................................................................................. 89
3.1.3.12 Affective Maturity .............................................................................. 89
3.1.3.13 The Ability to Provide Self Soothing................................................... 90
3.1.4 Psychological Formation ............................................................................. 90
3.1.5 Sex Education ............................................................................................. 92
3.1.5.1 Facilitating Psycho-Sexual Integration in the Course of Formation........ 92
3.1.5.2 The Need of Sexual Counselling for Formees ....................................... 93
3.1.5.3 Formation in Sexuality and Celibacy..................................................... 93
3.1.5.4 Enjoying Intimacy................................................................................. 94
3.1.5.5 Psychosexual and Psycho-spiritual Integration ...................................... 95
3.1.6 Personal Competence .................................................................................. 95
3.1.6.1 Self-Awareness..................................................................................... 96
3.1.6.2 Cultivate Self-Acceptance..................................................................... 96
3.1.6.3 Self-Appreciation.................................................................................. 97
3.1.6.4 Self-Regulation..................................................................................... 98
3.1.6.5 Self-Motivation..................................................................................... 98
3.1.6.6 Self- Esteem.......................................................................................... 98
3.1.6.7 Self- Identity......................................................................................... 99
3.1.6.8 Acceptance of Past and Integrating the Shadow Side........................... 100
3.2 Human Formation as Ongoing Formation ................................................... 100
Conclusion............................................................................................................ 101
GENERAL CONCLUSION................................................................................ 102
BIBLIOGRAPHY................................................................................................ 104