%0 Journal Article
%T Stepping toward a Synodal Church
%A Amanda C. Osheim
%J Theological Studies
%@ 2169-1304
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0040563919836225
%X In his address commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the institution of the Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis expressed hope for a more synodal church. Consulting recent theological literature aids the discovery of potential¡ªif only partial¡ªsteps towards a synodal church in three areas: spiritualities and structures of discernment; theological methodologies; and ecumenical gifts of synodality
%K conflict
%K discernment
%K ecumenism
%K Pope Francis
%K reception
%K Roman Catholic Church
%K sensus fidelium
%K spirituality
%K theological method
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0040563919836225