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>Lay people in the Asian church : a critical study of the role of the laity in the contextual theology of the Federation of Asian Bishopsu27 Conferences (1970-2001) with special reference to John Paul IIu27s Apostolic Exhortations Christifideles Laici (1989) and Ecclesia in Asia (1999) and the pastoral letters of the Vietnamese Episcopal Conference
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Lay people in the Asian church : a critical study of the role of the laity in the contextual theology of the Federation of Asian Bishopsu27 Conferences (1970-2001) with special reference to John Paul IIu27s Apostolic Exhortations Christifideles Laici (1989) and Ecclesia in Asia (1999) and the pastoral letters of the Vietnamese Episcopal Conference
This thesis investigates the theology of the laity as proposed by the Federation of Asian Bishopsu27 Conferences (FABC) from 1970 to 2001, and situates it in the context of post-Vatican II magisterial documents, in particular Pope John Paul IIu27s Apostolic Exhortations Christifideles Laici (1989) and Ecclesia in Asia (1999), and the pastoral letters of the Vietnamese Episcopal Conference (VEC). The thesis suggests that the FABCu27s theology of the laity follows a u27see, judge, actu27 methodology, and is basically a faith seeking triple dialogue with the cultures, the religions, and the poor of Asia. It notes that there was both a fundamental continuity and a gradual development in this theology, which privileges the concepts of u27priesthood of lifeu27 and contextualised communion, a common matrix that is linked to the notions of integral liberation and tria munera, to explicate the vocation and mission of lay people, defined first and foremost as Asian Christians. It suggests further that the FABCu27s theology of the laity was formulated in tandem with its ecclesiology, one that focuses on the kingdom of God, and was marked by an increased emphasis on the Church as communion-in-mission, as dialogue and solidarity, as disciple-community, and as a community of faith, hope, and charity, realised in basic ecclesial communities.
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