We are living in a cultural shift: digital communication has reshaped the way we
interact with one another, form and maintain relationships, and gain knowledge
and understanding. How might we go about communicating the Good
News of Jesus Christ in the midst of these changes to an emerging culture
shaped by digital media? This question addresses the whole church, from
the baptized faithful to pastoral ministers and the institutional structures
that serve the church locally and globally.
In Connected toward Communion, Daniella Zsupan-Jerome traces the Roman
Catholic Church's contemporary thought and practice of social communication, from
Inter Mirifica of the Second Vatican Council to the church's approach to communicating
faith through social networking today. Throughout, a key question forms a
common thread: how might we form pastoral ministers today for serving the
church in the digital age and beyond?