Conversation in the Spirit: A Guide to the Synodal Method

€14.95

Juan A. Guerrero Alves SJ & Óscar Martín López SJ

Translated by Austen Ivereigh
With a Prologue by Pope Francis

‘[This book] is bound to be a work of great influence.’ The Irish Catholic

What is ‘Conversation in the Spirit’?
‘A method of communal discernment that emphasises active listening, personal reflection, and shared prayer to foster trust. It can inform decision-making at every level, from parish through to the local, regional and even universal Church.”

In Conversation in the Spirit: A Guide to the Synodal Method, authors Juan A. Guerrero Alves SJ & Óscar Martín López SJ draw together the contributions of St Augustine, John Cassian and Ignatius, of Loyola, the formal documents of the Synod on Synodality (2021–2024) and practical examples of conversation in the Spirit in action. Working with Austen Ivereigh, Alves and López have prepared this revised English-language edition of a soon-to-be classic guide to synodality and discernment.

Conversation in the Spirit: A Guide to the Synodal Method

Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves SJ is director of the St Ignatius Spirituality Centre in Salamanca. He served as provincial of the Province of Castile from 2008 to 2014. He was prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy of the Holy See from 2019-2022.

Óscar Martín López, SJ holds a master’s degree in Latin American Social and Political Studies, and a doctorate in Philosophy. He is currently vice-rector of the Jesuit University of Paraguay, director of the reflection and dialogue journal Acción, and a member of the national Paraguayan synodal team.

Austen Ivereigh is UK-based writer, journalist and commentator best known for his books on and with Pope Francis. He is fellow in Contemporary Church History at Campion Hall, Oxford.

9781788127288
Paperback
112pp
210 x 140 mm
€14.95
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