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The New and the Old is the latest edition to the acclaimed Mission and Education Series from Vaughan Publishing. In this book, authors Jim and Therese D'Orsa clarify the recontextualisation of faith in a time of deep change. What does the term 'recontextualisation' mean? Where did it come from?Why is it important? How do we recontextualise faith in a change of era? This exploration seeks to situate current work on recontextualisation within recent Catholic experience - both cross-cultural mission experience - and the experience of the entire Church worldwide in its implementation of the Second Vatican Council, which took place between 1962 and 1965. The New and the Old will demonstate the gift of recontextualised faith has the power to provide leaders of hope-filled school communities to be co-creators of a 'new humanism' enabling them to respond to the profound change of era they are all experiencing.

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Jim D'Orsa's contributions to Catholic education include numerous pioneering initiatives in Catholic schools, systems, and tertiary settings. He is currently associate professor at BBI-TAITE Sydney Australia where he is engaged in teaching, research, and publishing in the areas of mission, leadership and theology. Therese D'Orsa is professor of mission and culture at BBI-TAITE. During her extensive educational ministry Therese has held many leadership roles and has led a range of initiatives in curriculum and formation at school and tertiary levels. She has published widely in both missiology and education.

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