Secular Institutes : A Response to the Challenges of Consecrated Life in the 21st Century / Byju Thomas.

includes index and biblioraphy

1. The origin and Development of Secular Institutes Historical Backgrounds of Secular Institutes .......5 The process of Canonical Affirmation ...........15 The charism and Mission .......21 Mary, the model of the Secular institutes .........22 The theological Foundations of Secular institutes ........22 Ecclesiolatry of the Profession of the Evangelical Counsels of Consecration ........27 2. The nature, meaning and Essential Characteristic of Secular institutes Meaning of Secularity ...30 Nature of the Secular institutes ..33 Formation ........38 Comparison of Religious and Secular consecration ..........42 Difference between the religious and the secular institutes .......42 Characteristics of Secular institutes ............45 3. The challenges, mission and the Apostolate of Secular Institutes Challenges for Secular Institutes .....55 Internal Challenges ...............57 Mission of the Church in the 21st Century ................66 Apostolate of Secular institute in the church .....76