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Zygmunt Bauman and Pope Francis in Dialogue

The Labyrinth of Liquid Modernity
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In a time of reflection on the pre-pandemic past and post-Covid future, the mutual exchange between Polish sociologist Zygmunt Bauman and Pope Francis emerges as one of the most fruitful dialogues in contemporary social thought. Bauman's analyses on liquid modernity and Francis's warnings on a "globalization of indifference" together with his global vision of constructing human fraternity constitute a dialogue-at-a-distance on liquidity and concreteness. This meeting of two very different minds, culminating in a personal encounter in the city of Assisi, now provides us with rich sociological and theological perspectives on the challenges that believers of various religions and non-believers share while navigating the complexities of a liquid society and a dysfunctional globalization. In Zygmunt Bauman and Pope Francis in Dialogue: The Labyrinth of Liquid Modernity, Zeger Polhuijs recounts and analyzes the development of the thought of Bauman and Francis and the role their mutual exchange played in each other's development. He offers no blueprints for the future, but tools for thought and action to initiate processes of change, dialogue, and concrete solidarity in the face of global disorder.
Zeger Polhuijs is a Catholic priest of the Community of Sant'Egidio and currently studies fundamental theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
Introduction: Bauman and Francis: Navigating the Labyrinth of Liquid Modernity Part One: Zygmunt Bauman: Dialogue and the Future of Liquid Society 1. The Sociologist of Liquid Modernity (2000-2012) 2. A Chance for Humanity (2013-2015) 3. The Future of Europe (2016) 4. A Light at the End of the Tunnel (2016-2017) 5. To Turn the Word into Flesh (2016-2017) Part Two: Pope Francis: Transforming Liquidity into Concreteness 6. To Reconcile and Depolarize (1958-2015) 7. Pope Francis and Liquid Society (2016-2020) Afterword Appendix: Interview with Aleksandra Jasinska-Kania
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