Current Issue
FOCUS Vol. 5 No. 2 (2024) explores the interplay between tradition, modernity, and pastoral challenges within the Catholic Church and broader religious contexts. This edition highlights discussions on fostering a more hospitable Church through the ecclesiological perspectives of Bernard Lonergan and Peter C. Phan, addressing the relevance of reconciliation sacraments in modern times, and maintaining order in religious worship from Goffman’s viewpoint. Holistic approaches to guiding Catholic youth in balancing spiritual and worldly life, the historical and doctrinal significance of charisma in the Church, and the understanding and practice of the anointing of the sick in hospitals provide practical insights. Articles also examine John Paul II’s Theology of the Body in navigating contemporary crises of body and sexuality, alongside a study of cultural unity and compassion among priest candidates at Fermentum Major Seminary, underscoring the importance of inclusivity and adaptability in nurturing faith communities.
Articles
FOCUS is an open access journal covering multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and trans-disciplinary studies of religion in the field of contemporary transformative theology. However, the scope of transformative theological perspective also includes studies related to aspects of spirituality, philosophy, religion, psychology, sociology, arts and culture which have a research focus to make a scientific contribution in answering contemporary multi-religious and multi-cultural humanitarian issues. Starting from Volume 1 (2020), FOCUS will publish two editions/numbers annually (April-June & October-December) and immediately publish articles online upon final acceptance, making journal content more quickly available to academics, policymakers, and practitioners. The review process in the publication of this journal article uses a double-blind review. This work is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
