Homiletics at the Threshold: Pope Benedict XVI's Invitation

This dissertation explores whether or not the Roman Catholic Church is reticent towards preaching and if it is, why is this so? In an age when people often prefer to hear the Word preached to personal likings and individualistic needs, why would an ecclesial institution, such as the Catholic Church, hesitate to embrace this popular trend? This dissertation places the ethos of Roman Catholic homiletics in dialogue with the writings of Pope Benedict XVI in light of his desire to 'reform the reforms' made after the Second Vatican Council. The works of Simone Weil, a Jewish philosopher and mystic, are introduced into the conversation conducted at the threshold between cosmopolitanism and provincialism where contemporary Catholic preaching must take place if it is to be heard effectively today.

Name thesis:degree_name

PhD

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Communication and Rhetorical Studies

Year dc:date.available

2008

Author dc:creator

• Mele, Joseph

Contributors dc:contributor

• Ronald C. Arnett
• Janie Fritz
• Kathleen Roberts
• Melissa Cooke

• Homiletics
• Preaching
• Pope Benedict XVI
• Reform of the Liturgical Reforms

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/919

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-1935