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Beyond Certainty, Volume One examines how Christian theology and ecclesial life can respond to the profound cultural, social, and religious transformations of the contemporary world. In contexts increasingly marked by secularisation, fragmentation, and scepticism toward institutions, the volume proposes a theological imagination capable of engaging uncertainty while remaining rooted in faith. The contributions are organised around three themes: Reframing Theology, Becoming Church, and Journeying Together. The first section explores theology’s role in contemporary culture, offering renewed approaches to catechesis, religious education, mission, and evangelisation. The second reflects on ecclesial identity, ministry, leadership, pastoral conversion, and prophetic witness in a changing Church. The final section examines synodality as a path of listening, discernment, participation, and renewal. Together, the essays present faith not as a retreat into certainty, but as a creative, dynamic and hopeful engagement with contemporary realities.



Edited by

John A. Berry & Kevin Schembri

Published and produced in 2026 by Malta University Press

ISBN: 978-9918-617-24-1

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2026Introduction [Beyond certainty : reimagining faith in a changing world : volume 1]Berry, John Anthony; Schembri, Kevin
2026Faith and theology in a secular ageMerrigan, Terrence
2026Catholic theology, church, and global culture today : crises, perspectives, tasksAppel, Kurt; Deibl, Jakob; Guanzini, Isabella; Neri, Marcello
2026Religion in postmodern society : challenges for a synodal ChurchRozman, Mateja Pevec
2026Evangelizing in Europe : missiological perspectivesMeddi, Luciano
2026Towards a person-centred catechesis : insights from Augustine’s De Catechizandis RudibusCatania, Mariella
2026Facilitating God’s revelation through meaning-making : applying a narrative hermeneutical approach to religious educationWright, Edward
2026Primacy from below?Farrugia, Edward
2026Representing the “Christ Diakonos” : a vote for the sacramental diaconate of women in a world Church perspectiveEckholt, Margit
2026The missionary conversion of diaconal workVan den Bossche, Stijn
2026Priest and priesthood for the 21st centurySvobodová, Zuzana
2026The church cannot but be Catholic : a proposal from the parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin in Luke 15Sciberras, Paul
2026The community of the shaken : on the vocation of the ChurchKoci, Martin
2026A field hospital Church : another model of the ChurchScerri, Hector
2026Lucio Gera and his idea of a people’s Church : lessons for the Church in MaltaZammit, Mark Joseph
2026Church and state after Vatican II : the abiding significance of John Courtney Murray and Bernard LonerganWhelan, Gerard
2026The heart of the current reception of the ecclesiology of the people of God : new paths in the theology and practice of sensus fideiLuciani, Rafael
2026A Church on the move : listening to the spirit, community discernment, synodal reasoningCoda, Piero
2026The synodal process : a mature fruit of the CouncilGrech, Mario
2026From institution to process : the synod of bishops from Paul VI to Francis and beyondSchembri, Kevin
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