Justice and Peace in a Renewed Caribbean: Contemporary Catholic Reflections

by Anna Kasafi Perkins, Donald Chambers, Jacqueline Porter

Overview

This collection of critical essays and personal reflections explores the insights provided by official statements of the Roman Catholic Bishops of the Caribbean. In so doing, it presents a critical reading of the corpus with a view to presenting its relevance to the regional and global conversation on matters of human flourishing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137006912
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	09/06/2012
Series:	Content and Context in Theological Ethics
Edition description:	2012
Pages:	307
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

ANNA KASAFI PERKINS is the former Dean of Studies at St. Michael's Theological College in Jamaica.
DONALD CHAMBERS is a pastor at Holy Cross Church in Kingston, Jamaica, and a former lecturer/formator at the Regional Seminary, St. John Vianney and the Uganda Martyrs in Trinidad.
JACQUELINE PORTER is currently a lecturer in Religious Education and Spanish at the St. Joseph's Teachers' College in St. Andrew, Jamaica.

Table of Contents

List of Map and Table xi

List of AEC Statements xiii

Series Editor's Preface xv

Acknowledgements xvii

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms xix

1 Introduction: The Caribbean, Shaped by the Call for Justice and Peace Anna Kasafi Perkins 1

2 Reflections on the Black Power Statement Gerry McLaughlin Anna Kasafi Perkins 41

3 Justice and Peace in a New Caribbean Revisited Malcolm Rodrigues 61

4 Situating True Freedom and Development: A Historical/Contextual Appreciation Peter B. Jordens 75

5 A Response to the Antilles Episcopal Conference Statement on Homosexuality and Homosexual Behaviour Lester Orville Shields 95

6 Evangelization for a New Caribbean: A Renewed but Ongoing Reflection Duncan Wielzen 103

7 The Principle of Subsidiarity and Its Relevance to the Caribbean Today Peter Bunting Danielle Roper 117

8 Social Development and Reconciliation: The AEC Capital Punishment Document Peter McIsaac 127

9 Stages of the Life Cycle, the Stages of Gatechesis: The AEC Catechetical Statements Jacqueline Porter 141

10 Revisiting the Common Norms for Dealing with Allegations of Sexual Abuse Clyde M. Harvey 155

11 Justice and Peace Shall Embrace: The AEC Pastoral on Crime and Violence Donald Chambers 167

12 Eucharist and Hospitality: Reflections on Stewardship and the Revitalization of Parish Life in the Caribbean Gerald M. Boodoo 179

13 From Dogma to Pastoral Compassion: A Response to A Statement of the Antilles Episcopal Conference on HLV-AIDS R. Anthony Lewis 201

14 Caring for the Earth and Plutonium Shipment: A Response to the Ecological Thoughts of the Antilles Episcopal Conference Christopher Llanos 219

15 We Are Called to Proclaim Celebrate and Serve: Pastoral Letter on The Gift of Life Sylvia Rose-Ann Walker 233

Appendix 1 Territories under the Antilles Episcopal Conference (Including Population Figures) 245

Appendix 2 Socio-Economic Data of AEC Countries 247

Appendix 3 HTV and AIDS Cases and Related Deaths in the AEC 249

Appendix 4 Overview of Key Socio-political and Ecclesial Occurrences in the Caribbean and in the Wider World, 1948-2011 251

Appendix 5 The Antilles Episcopal Conference: Early Days Michael James 271

General Bibliography 277

Notes on Contributors 295

Index 299

Editorial Reviews

"This volume serves as a reference point and model by which any new documents could be related to this collection, and would probably be cited as such a reference point in future years. Because there is no comparable book to this volume, it will remain the 'go-to' base for anyone who wants a brief but professional introduction to the local Roman Catholic response to some pressing Caribbean issues in the last part of the twentieth century and early years of the new millennium." - Fr. Paul Zilonka, C.P., The Passionists

"This text is essentially a secondary reference that will help scholars as well as pastoral ministers sharpen their exegesis of the actual pastoral letters themselves and provoke new directions for scholarly research and homiletics." - John Francis Burke, Cabrini College, USA

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