John Prior, SVD, and the Option for the Marginalized in Maumere

KELADU, Yosef and LEDOT, Ignasius and IBU, Krispinus (2023) John Prior, SVD, and the Option for the Marginalized in Maumere. Verbum SVD, 64 (2). pp. 215-233. ISSN 0042-3696

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Abstract

A priest should be involved in the life of the faithful because such involvement is the basic spirit of a priestly vocation and at the same time is the essence of the Gospel message that he preaches. This article elaborates the model of the priesthood as expressed in the life of John Mansford Prior, SVD, an ordained minister of the Society of the Divine Word. John Prior’s option for the marginalized was truly inspired by, and the embodiment of, the theology that he taught in the lecture hall, namely transformative theology. This was a new way of doing theology which used a practical, contextual approach method, namely “begin with the hopes and trials of the victims in society”. John Prior’s option was expressed in his own simple lifestyle and also in his constructive criticism of the church and in particular of the behavior of “a handful” of priests on Flores who were not concerned for the fate of a large proportion of the faithful whom they were called to serve. John Prior’s option was expressed by his involvement with those on the fringes of society, especially HIV-AIDS victims and the incarcerated in the Maumere area.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	200 – Agama > 210 Filsafat dan teori agama > 210 Filsafat dan teori agama
Divisions:	75201 Ilmu Filsafat
Depositing User:	Mr. Yosef Keladu
Date Deposited:	03 Dec 2023 23:28
Last Modified:	03 Dec 2023 23:33
URI:	http://repository.iftkledalero.ac.id/id/eprint/1896

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