Conversation in the Spirit: A Guide to the Synodal Method

The Final document of the Synod on Synodality (2021-2024) was agreed using a method some describe as the most expansive conversation in the history of the Church to date. Neither dialogue nor debate, neither democratic nor authoritarian, conversation in the Spirit encourages us to come together, recognising that the Spirit speaks in and through us all. As old as the church itself, conversation in the spirit was practised by St Augustine and St Ignatius of Loyola made it the basis for the Society of Jesus. It can inform decision-making at every level, from parish through to the local, regional and even universal Church.

In Conversation in the Spirit: A Guide to the Synodal Method, authors Juan A. Guerrero Alves SJ &