Toward an Integral Catholic Peacebuilding

Authors

Gerard Powers, University of Notre Dame / Director of Catholic Peacebuilding Studies at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies

Abstract

Among the many under-examined aspects of Catholic approaches to peacebuilding are its ecclesiological and practical dimensions. This article suggests that an Integral Catholic Peacebuilding calls for deepening the Catholic community’s commitment to peacebuilding as a vocation, especially by reinvigorating the lay vocation; cultivating distinctively Catholic approaches to peacebuilding while engaging inclusively, especially through strategic approaches to ecumenical and inter-religious engagement; and promoting greater integration by examining the interconnections among disparate factors and issues, and giving priority to effective collaboration among vertical and horizontal levels, and different sectors of the Catholic community

Recommended Citation

Powers, Gerard (2017) "Toward an Integral Catholic Peacebuilding," The Journal of Social Encounters: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, 1-13.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/social_encounters/vol1/iss1/2