Towards A Synodal Church: Moving Forward: Vol:1

Inaugural Address: The Relevance of Synodality for the Renewal of the Universal Church—With a Particular Focus on the Theological Aspects of Listening 25 Baselios Cardinal Cleemis Presidential Address: Synodality in the Present Socio-Political-Cultural Context of India 31 Anthony Cardinal Poola Orientation Talk: Key Elements for an Ecclesiology of Synodality: Being and Becoming a Synodal Church 37 Nathalie Becquart, XMCJ Religious Life and the Process of Synodality: A Call to Communion and Co-Responsibility 45 Thomas Chathamparampil, CMI Some Issues in the Western Context in Journeying Together towards a Synodal Church 51 Markus Hofmann Homily 56 Bishop Joshua Mar Ignathios SYNODALITY: FOUNDATIONS Keynote 1: Towards an Ecclesial Synodality 65 Rafael Luciani Synodality: Biblical Perspectives 80 Joy Philip Kakkanattu & Sebastian Mullooparambil Synodality in the Church Fathers and the Ecumenical Councils 93 Peter Hünermann A Theological and Pastoral Vision of Synodality 106 Anthony Egan, SJ Networked Listening and Nodal Listening: A Listening Church through the Lens of José Casanova and Charles Taylor 121 Jeff Shawn Jose Ethical Perspectives on Synodality 132 Emmanuel Agius When the Rubber Meets the Road: Canon Law Assisting the Church to be Synodal 148 Myriam Wijlens Keynote 2: Synodality as Ressourcement and Aggiornamento of the Ecclesiology of Vatican II 160 Massimo Faggioli Paths of Synodality in Vatican II and in Post-Vatican II Intercultural Dynamics 174 Margit Eckholt Climbing Mount Tabor: Pope Francis on Synodality 187 Marcel Sarot Synodality: Call for a Participatory Church 200 Serena Noceti Leadership in a Synodal Church 211 James F. Keenan, SJ Table of Contents 9 Developing Synodality at the Diocesan and Parish Levels 223 Christina Kheng Spirituality of Communion in a Synodal Church: A Liturgical Approach 236 Joris Geldhof SEMINARY FORMATION FOR A SYNODAL CHURCH Seminary Formation for a Synodal Church: An African Perspective 249 Dominic F. Tomuseni, SJ Making Disciples by Walking Together: Seminary Formation towards a Synodal Church 257 Mathew Illathuparampil Synodality and Seminary Formation 265 Davis Varayilan, CMI TOWARDS A SYNODAL CHURCH: MODELS FROM VARIOUS CONTINENTS Towards Being and Building up a Synodal Church —African Model 275 Francis Appiah-Kubi Synodality in Australia and the Fifth Plenary Council 284 James Gerard McEvoy Synodality in Central Europe with a Special Focus on the Synodal Way of the German Church 288 Thomas Fornet-Ponse Models of Journeying towards a Synodal Church in Southern Europe: Portugal, Spain, Italy, Malta 298 Carlo Calleja Synodality in Latin America: New Experiences and Old Limitations 308 Carlos Schickendantz Synodality in the United States: Observations and Lessons 313 Jaisy A. Joseph SYNODALITY: ASIAN PERSPECTIVES Keynote 3: Synodality in the Asian Church: FABC Insights for a Synodal Church 323 Vimal Tirimanna, CSsR Salubong (Welcoming Encounter): The Philippine Synodal Experience 342 Estela Padilla Proposal of the Korean Model of Synodality in the Light of the History of the Catholic Church in Korea 351 Hyeon Soon Choi Towards a Synodal Church: Asian Models and Initiatives —Malaysia & Singapore 360 Clarence Devadass Towards a Synodal Church in Taiwan: Bringing out New and Old Treasures 368 Jeffrey Chang, SJ Models of Synodality of the Church in Indonesia 376 Ignatius L. Madya Utama, SJ SYNODALITY: INDIAN PERSPECTIVES Synodal Structures in the Syro-Malabar Church with Special Focus on Palliyogam 387 Pauly Maniyattu Synodality: Possibilities and Challenges in the Syro-Malankara Church 402 Joseph Valliyattu Synodality in the Latin Rite Church in India 413 Francis Gonsalves, SJ Gender Equality: A Pre-condition for a Synodal Church in India 426 Jolly Vasupurathukaran, CHF What Can I Do to Make the Indian Church More Synodal: A Bishop 435 Bishop Allwyn D’Silva What Can I Do as a Diocesan Priest to Make the Indian Church More Synodal 440 Felix Joseph Noronha As a Woman Religious What Can I Do to Make Indian Church More Synodal? 445 Helen Saldanha, SSpS “What can I do to make the Indian Church more synodal?” 453 Astrid Lobo Gajiwala Promoting the Culture of Synodality: Some Ethical Sensibilities from the Dalit World 462 Maria Arul Raja A., SJ DIALOGUE: KEY TO A SYNODAL CHURCH Synodality: Ecumenical Perspectives 473 Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto Being a Synodal Church in a Multi-Cultural, Multi-Religious Society 485 Edmund Chia In Communion with the Poor and the Marginalised 498 Delfo C. Canceran, OP CHALLENGES AHEAD Keynote 4: ‘Journeying Together’: Challenges Ahead 510 Josephine Margaret Devadoss, FMA