Beloved Amazonia: The Apostolic Exhortation and Other DocumentsThe Amazon Synod, which occurred in Rome in October 2019, focused on the needs of the Amazon regionneeds that are at once social, cultural, ecological, and pastoral. And yet for many observers, it was evident that this regional assembly was addressing issues of relevance for the wider church. Depending on the critical narratives at play, the Synod aroused powerful hopes as well as fears. This volume is an essential guide to this historic gathering,

let alone a God of love

Each chapter sheds new insight on God and humankind's role in co-creation

If we recite this prayer faithfully

Bochen is past president of the Merton Society and professor of religious studies at Nazareth College in Rochester

"Well argued

" --Meredith Gould

" Cardinal Newman's argument for the role of faith in countering the "debilitating rationalism" of his age

our understanding and practice of faith

and what this means for the way we live our lives

embrace such diverse expressions as the Black Madonna

and a Quranic approach to ecology

both personal and social