Does the vision of Julie Billiart offer a  Liberation Theology  in the face of  Globalisation?

From beginning of 2002, I was privileged to engage in a taught MA in Globalisation and Liberation Theology.This culminated last year (2006) in a dissertation in which I looked at St Julie Billiart and Globalisation. What I was trying to do was to explore the theological interface between traditional religious activity and political action in the context of globalisation
It was a blessing to be so near our accessible archive UK office and to have had wonderful experiences with SNDs and others round the world working for J&P.

Summary

I. INTRODUCTION

Pilgrimage to Cuvilly, lobbying to protest against the MAI, and the 'pastoral cycle'.

Experience

Liberation theology

II. THE STORY OF JULIE AND HER COMMUNITY

Returning  to origins and renewing  response to founding vision (charism).

1. Context of Julie's Life: the French Revolution

2. Community becoming global

III. OUR WORLD AND GLOBALISATION

Can there be a future for humanity or the biosphere?

1. Our World

2. Globalisation

3. Understanding Globalisation

IV. HARMONISING JULIE'S INSIGHTS WITH GLOBALISATION

An alternative view from Julie through her Letters and the Book of Instructions of Mère Julie written by Mère St Joseph and others as a report of her words.

1. Themes

2. Rapture of Action

3. A response to Globalisation

V. CONCLUSION

My conclusion is only a suggestion about being engaged in with the life-giving, creating Spirit of God, bringing all things to good. It needs further exploration

Appendices

Glossary

… of some of the acronyms
 

Bibliography

… and web sites
 

A    Julie's story/experience

In the introduction to this dissertation, I said it would look at the experience of Julie in the world as it was for her. But there were too many words. In editing I did not want to loose those about Julie. So they are here.
 

B    Millennium Development Goals

For the 'unrosy' global picture, these pledges show where the hopes for people in our world are clearly not realised.
 

C    Report of the Notre Dame International J&P Meeting

Sisters from 5 continents looking together at the realities they face.
 

D    From Reuters re: Dorothy Stang. SND

No blinkered approach to promoting full life, Sr. Dorothy Stang who, after becoming a citizen of Brazil, was murdered for her work in Amazonia.
 

Ee   On the Supernatural Life

Julie describing a way, her way, of integrating a life of prayer and a life of action.
 

Ef   De la Vie Surnaturelle

When reading this I was struck by Julie's apparently minimal use of patriarchal language - even more apparent in the original French.