Cultivating a Faith that Transforms: A Handbook of Fundamental Catechetics

PART -1
GOD`S SELF - COMMUNICATION AND CATECHESIS

Chapter - 1
Christian Revelation : God`s Self - Communicative Initiative for Salvation of All Persons
1. Christian Revelation
2. A Synthesis of God`s Self - Communication
3. Principal Dimensions of the Mystery of God`s Revelation
3.1 - Jesus Christ , the Centre and Culmination of Revelation
3.2 - Jesus Christ , the Word of God , Salvation Message for persons
3.3 - Jesus Christ , the Word of God , Incarnate in History
3.4 - Jesus Christ , the Word of God , Gift of the Holy Spirit
3.5 - Jesus Christ , the Word of God , "Given and Promised"
3.6 - Jesus Christ , the Word of God , Factual and Experienced Event
3.7 - Jesus Christ , the Word of God ,Beheld by the Community
4. Regin of God Proclaimed by Jesus - the Gospel of Universal Salvation
5. Evangelization - Universal call Towards the Realization of the Reign God , Proclaimed by Jesus Christ
6. Proclaimation of the Reign of God - Fundamental Task and Final Goal of the Church
7. Ecclesial Mediations at the Service of the Reign of God - Evangelizing Signs
8. Evangelizing Signs within an Intercultural and Interfaith Environment
9. Evangelizing Process
10. Stages of Evangelization
11. Forms of Evangelization Today

Chapter - 2
Catechesis : An Ancient , Still Vital Ministry for Today
1. The Long Journey of Catechesis
1.1 - Catechesis in the Apostolic Period
1.2 - Catechesis in the patristic period
1.3 - Catechesis in the Medieval period
1.4 - "Teaching Catechism" in the Modern Era
1.5 - Pre - Conciliar Catechetical Movements : From "Catechism" to "Catechesis"
1.6 - Vatican II , an Epoch - making Event : Global Revision of Catechesis
1.7 - The Abundance of Post - Conciliar Catechetical Teachings
2. The Relationship Between Evangelization and Catechesis
3. The Identity of Catechesis : A Diachronic Perspective
3.1 - General Catechetical Directory (1971)
3.2 - Catechesi Tradendae (1979)
3.3 - General Directory for Catechesis (1997)
3.4 - Directory for Catechesis (2020)
4. The Identity of Catechesis : A Synchronic perspective
5. Mystery of God`s Revelation and the Principal Dimensions of Catechesis
5.1 - Proclamation of Christ in Catechesis
5.2 - Catechesis of Significance
5.3 - Narrative Catechesis
5.4 - Catechesis in the Spirit
5.5 - Catechesis of Certainties and Open Problems
6. Clarification of Terminologies
6.1 - Terminology linked to "Catechesis "
6.2 - Terminology associated with "Faith"
6.3 - Terminology related to "Religion"
6.4 - Terminology related to "Catechesis" and "Education"
6.5 -Catechetical Learning
6.6 - Terminology combining Evangelization and Catechesis

PART -2
CATECHESIS IN THE EVANGELIZING MISSION OF THE CHURCH

Chapter -3
Catechesis - An Ecclesial Act and Experience of Christian Community
1. Kerygma , Church and catechesis
1.1 - The Church Depends on the Word of God
1.2 - The Word of God is Embodied and Lives on in the Church
2. Catechesis and Ecclesial perspectives
3. Renewed Perspectives for catechesis
4. Catechesis , An Ecclesial Action
4.1 - The Church Fashions Catechesis
4.2 - Catechesis Builds the Church
5. Catechesis and Christian Community
5.1 - Understanding the term "Community"
5.2 - Christian Community
5.3 - Belonging to a Christian Community
5.4 - Theological and Pastoral Motives for the Revival of Commnity Dimension
5.5 - Communities - of - Disciples as Paradigm of Belongingness
5.6 - Marks of Authenticity of the Community -of - Disciples
5.7 - Constituents and Indicators of Dynamic Beloging to Community - of - Disciples
6. The Community Dimension of Catechesis
6.1 - Community Option in the catechetical Ministry
6.2 - Groups , Associations and catechesis
7. Community Catechesis : A Qualitative Transformation
7.1 - Community Catechesis : An Approach to the Christian Message
7.2 - A Methodology with a Community Stamp
8. Community Catechesis as intergenerational

Chapter - 4
Catechesis - A Diakonia of Charity and Commitment to Social Transformation
1. Service and Charity in the Church
2. The Meaning of Diakonia within the New Ecclesial Perspective
3. The New Face of Diakonia of Charity
4. Catechesis and Diakonia of Charity
4.1 - Diakonia of Charity at the Heart of Catechetical Action
4.2 - Catechesis of Promotion
4.3 - Catechesis and Education to Commitment
4.4 - Catechesis and the Option for the Poor , Persons with Disabilities and Marginalised
5. The Social Dimension of Evangelizing Catechesis
5.1 - Foundations for the Social Mission of the Church
5.2 - Purpose of Church`s Social Ministry
5.3 - Nature of the Church`s Social Ministry
6. Inseparability between Social Doctrine and Evangelizing Catechesis
6.1 - Some Characteristics of Social Dimesion of Evangelizing Catechesis
6.2 - Tasks of Social Dimension in Evangelizing Catechesis
6.3 - The Content of Social Dimension of Evangelizing Catechesis
7. A Subject that is Always Alive : Catechesis and Politics
7.1 - Political Action and the Contemporary Mentality
7.2 - Christian Faith and Political Options
7.3 - Christian Community and Political Action
7.4 - Evangelizing Catechesis and Political Action

Chapter -5
Catechesis - Celebration of the Mystery of Faith and Life
1. The Conciliar Impact
2. The Post - Conciliar Catechetical and Liturgical Journey
3. Liturgy and Catechesis : Dialogue and Tensions
4. Liturgy , the Place of the Word and Sign of Faith
5. Liturgy , Catechesis and the Journey of Faith
6. Liturgical Catechesis
6.1 - Liturgical Catechesis as Catechesis within Liturgy
6.2 - Liturgical Catechesis as Catechesis for the Liturgy
6.3 - Tasks of Liturgical Catechesis
7. Liturgical Catechesis as Mystagogy
7.1 - Mystagogy : A Brief Historical Outlook
7.2 - Mystagogical Catechesis : Revival and Its Characteristics
8. Mystagogy Today : Learning to Love and Live the Mystery
9. Salient Features of Christian Mystagogical Journey
10. Celebrations of the Faith and Education to the Faith

PART - 3
CATECHESIS IN THE EDUCATIVE MISSION OF THE FAITH COMMUNITY

Chapter - 6
Evangelization and Education - Towards an Integral Catholic Vision
1. Renewal of Humanity through Humanizing Education : An Integral Element of Evangelization
1.1 - Dual Faithfulness : Evangelizing by Educating and Educate by Evangelizing
1.2 - Criteria for Implementing the Evangelizing - Educative Mission
1.3 - Global Compact for Education
2. Understanding Christian Faith
2.1 - Faith as Response to the Initiative of Jesus Christ , the Word who Reveals Himself
2.2 - Faith as Welcoming of God`s Gift
2.3 - Faith as Believing in Jesus Christ and in His Reign
2.4 - Faith as Trusting in the Person of Jesus Christ
2.5 - Faith as Doing
2.6 - Faith as Communal - Being Disciples together by Sharing
3. Educability of Christian Faith
4. The Dynamics of Growth of the Faith
4.1 - The Dynamics of Faith as a Process of Initiation
4.2 - The Dynamics of Faith : Internalization of "Attitudes"
5. Cultivating a Mentality of Faith : Goal of faith - Focused Education
6. Towards Identification of the Typical Features of Authentic Faith
7. Salient Tasks of Education to the Faith
7.1 - The Task of Stimulating and favouring Ongoing Conversion
7.2 - The Task of Inviting to "Remember" the giftedness "Constantly"
7.3 - The Task of Fostering Attitudes of Faith , Hope and Charity
7.4 - The Task of Leading to Knowledge of the Faith
7.5 - The Task of Initiating into the Celebration of the Mystery
7.6 - The Task of Forming for Life in Christ
7.7 - The Task of Teaching Prayer
7.8 - The Task of Living in Communion
8. Sources of Education to the Faith

Chapter -7
Catechesis and Culture - the Cultural Tirn of the Age of New Evangelization
1. New Evangelization
2. Understanding the Reality of Culture
3. Faith - Culture(s) Encounter
4.Culture and Cultures : From Multiculturality to Interculturality
5. Interculturality - from the Perspective of Evangelization
6. Intercultural Communication , Evangelization and Catechesis
7. Evangelization, Culture(s) and Catecgesis
8. Elements of complexity in the changing times
9. Evangelization as Gospel - Culture(s) encounter

PART - 4
CATECHESIS IN ACTION

Chapter - 8
Non - negotiable Perspectives in Catechetical Praxis
1. Catechetical Praxis Founded on the Pedagogy of Christian Faith
1.1 - Pedagogy of God and Pedagogy of God in Jesus Christ
1.2 - Pedagogical Nature of Catechesis
2. Catechetical Praxis : A Process - Oriented Relational Evangelization
2.1 - Catechetical Praxis as Movement Away from Empiricism to Rationality
2.2 - Catechetical Praxis as a Movement Away from Mere Activity (or from Text) to Planning
2.3 - Catechetical Praxis as a Process
2.4 - Characteristics of Catechetical Praxis as a Process - Oriented Relation Evangelization
3. Catechetical Praxis Sustained By Christian Faith Experience
3.1 - The Concept of Experience
3.2 - Religious Experience
3.3 - Christian Faith Experience
3.4 - Catechetical Praxis as a Process of Identification
4. Catechetical Praxis as Fostering learning in and through Faith Experience
5. Catechetical Praxis Focused on Learning the Gospel Lifestyle through Acquisition of Christian Competences
6. Catechetical Praxis Furthered through the Principle of Graduality
7. Catechetical Praxis realized through Appropriate Languages
8. Catechetical Praxis that overcomes the Content - Method Opposition
9. Catechetical Praxis Supported by `Remembring` and `Memory`
9.1 - Remembring in the Scriptures
9.2 - Role of Memory in the Catechetical Praxis
10. Catechetical Praxis Sustained by the Christian Community through Intergenerational Catechetical Learning

Chapter - 9
Catechetical Praxis - Planning and Procedural Perspectives
1. Pastoral Planning : Does it Make Sense ?
1.1 - Why Pastoral Planning ?
1.2 - Approaches on Pastoral Planning - Salient Characteristics
1.3 - Catechesis within Pastoral Planning
2. Clarifying the Terminologies of Catechetical Planning
2.1 - Catechetical Methodology as Planning
2.2 - The Methodological Character of the Catechetical Praxis
2.3 - Methodological Itinerary of Catechetical Praxis
2.4 - Method in Catechetical Methodology as Approach
2.5 - Method in Catechetical Methodology as Didactics
2.6 - Method in Catecgetical Methodology as Models
2.7 - Method in Catecgetical Methodology as Choice and Organization of Operational Interventions
2.8 - Communication Techniques , Tools and Aids in Catecgeyical Methodology
3. Catechetical Planning and Present - day Cultural Scenarios
3.1 - Catechetical Planning in Contesxts of Pluralism and Complexity
3.2 - catecgetical Planning in Contexts of Ecumenism , of Dialoque with Judaism and other Religions
3.3 - Catecgetical Planning in the Context of Scientific Mentality and Socio - economic Realities
3.4 - Catechetical Planning in the Context of Diverse Christian Community Settings
3.4.1 - The Particular Churches
3.4.2 - Parishes
3.4.3 - Groups
3.4.4 - Academic Schools
4. The Tools of Catechism of the Catholic Church and Local Catechisms
4.1 - Some Lessons from the History and from the Catechetical Movement
4.2 - The Catechism of the Catholic Church
4.3 - Local Catechisms
5. In Concrete : Which Methodology and Methods for Today`s Catechesis