Foreword. Focus on the Synodality

Abstract

Synodality is the central theme of this issue of our journal, as it is the topic that is most preoccupying the Catholic Church and theology today. The authors approach the topic from different perspectives: Korinna Zamfir examines the relevant texts of the WCC, Moses Nóda analyses the local history of synodality in the context of monasticism, Norbert Nagy places the research of the concept in the context of liturgical reform, while Sándor Fazakas brings the theology of the concept of koinonia from Reformed theology to a multifaceted understanding of this topic. Of special note in the contents of our publication is Fr. Arturo Sosa Abascal SJ’s presentation on Latin American Synodality, an edited version of his speech delivered on 17 November 2023, when he received his Doctor Honoris Causa award. Here we publish the laudatio of the Dean of the Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology of the Babeș-Bolyai University, Dávid Diósi.