Hearing the Calls
The Need for an Ecumenical Theology of Monasticism and Consecrated Life for the 21st Century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3586131 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Evan B Howard (0000-0001-8263-3212, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 625 |
| Publication date | 2025-05-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel16050625 |
| OpenAlex | W4410396632 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
In the past sixty years the institutions of religious life (perhaps now more broadly and accurately named "consecrated life") within the Roman Catholic world have experienced something of a crisis. In the midst of this crisis, many have called for a rethinking of the meaning and practice of consecrated life. During this same period, Protestants have grown ever more interested in forms of committed Christian living appropriate to their own traditions. Furthermore, there is indication that changes in the socio-economic conditions surrounding "Non-Western" monastic traditions are giving rise to a degree of rethinking within their circles. In this article I trace what I identify as a "call"-an accumulating expression of the need for an ecumenical theology of consecrated life for the 21st century-through writings published largely within the past sixty years. I review developments in thought and practice from each tradition in turn. Ultimately, I conclude that there is, in fact, a need for some kind of formal ecumenical and interdisciplinary reflection on the meaning of consecrated life, reflection that has remained incomplete at best for five hundred years
Art · Monasticism · Theology · Christian Theology and Mission · Global History, Politics, and Ideology · History · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |