Synodality: Possibilities and Pitfalls

This roundtable session will be an ecumenical and interdisciplinary discussion of the place of synodality in ecclesiology today. The Roman Catholic Church's current Synod on Synodality is one obvious indicator of the renaissance of synodality in that church under the leadership of Pope Francis. But synodality is not a new reality - Orthodox and Protestant churches have been using synodal practices in various forms for centuries, and the ecumenical movement itself is based on synodal and dialogical forms of governance. This panel brings together scholars of synodality and practitioners to discuss the nature of synodality today, and to raise questions about its future among the churches.