Description
How to speak about the resurrection today?
Book Summary
This book addresses the challenge of communicating the resurrection of Jesus, the core of the Christian faith, in a way that is credible and relevant to contemporary men and women. Based on the account of the disciples on the road to Emmaus, Serafín Béjar Bacas proposes a theological reflection that expands the limits of reason, employing narrative and symbolic language as tools to make this mystery understandable. The work connects the proclamation of the resurrection with the suffering history of humanity, offering pastoral and theological keys for a fruitful dialogue with the current world.
What is it about?
The work uses the appearance of the risen Jesus to the disciples on the road to Emmaus as a guiding thread to explore how to carry out the Easter proclamation today. The author analyzes the sociocultural and religious context in which preaching takes place, characterized by skepticism and modern rationality. Faced with a theology that can prove stifling, he proposes a double path of access to the mystery: the narrative (telling the story of God through human stories of suffering and hope) and the symbolic (a language that transcends the literal and connects with the believer's deep experience). The book does not only reflect on the content of the dogma, but offers practical and conceptual tools so that the announcement of the resurrection may be understandable and transformative in the 21st century.
Main themes
- Theology of the resurrection of Jesus and its centrality to the Christian faith.
- Dialogue between faith and reason in the context of modernity and secularism.
- Importance of narrative and symbolic language in theological communication.
- Relationship between the proclamation of the resurrection and the experience of human suffering.
- Pastoral of the proclamation: keys to making the Easter message credible today.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at believers, catechists, pastoral agents, and theology students seeking to delve deeper into the mystery of the resurrection. It is also of great utility to priests and formators who wish to update their language and approach when communicating the core of the faith in a secularized environment. Likewise, it is valuable for anyone interested in understanding how theology can engage in dialogue with contemporary culture without losing its essence.
What this book contributes
- A renewed theological methodology that integrates narrative and symbol as paths of knowledge.
- Practical keys to make the proclamation of the resurrection understandable and relevant in today's world.
- A deep reflection that connects Christian dogma with existential questions and human suffering.
- Tools to overcome narrow rationalism and approach the mystery from a broader and more open rationality.
- A guide to rethinking the communication of faith in contexts of disbelief and skepticism.
Technical specifications
- Author: Béjar Bacas, Serafín
- Publisher: Khaf (Edelvives)
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Christian ministry and pastoral activity
- Collection: Expresar Teológico
- Binding: Other
- Publication date: January 2011
- Number of pages: 174
- Weight: 312 g
Editorial assessment
Serafín Béjar Bacas offers a work that combines theological rigor with pastoral sensitivity. His proposal to use narrative and symbol as the "lungs" of a broader theological rationality is especially pertinent at a time when the transmission of faith faces the challenge of language. The book is not limited to expounding doctrine, but invites us to rethink the communication of the Easter message, connecting it with the human experience of pain and hope. It is, therefore, a valuable tool for those who wish to announce the resurrection in a credible and transformative way.