This volume contains the Keynote and Plenary Session Papers of the International Conference, "Towards a Synodal ChurchMoving Forward," held at Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram (DVK), Bangalore, India, from 12 to 15 January 2023. The Conference was organised by DVK in association with the Chavara Central Secretariat, CMI Príor General's House, Kochi, India, in collaboration with Archdiocese of Köln (Germany), Boston College (USA), Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church (CTEWWC), CHRIST (Deemed to be) University (Bangalore),. Faculty of Theology, University of Tübingen (Germany), Faculty of Theology, Universityy of Malta (Malta), Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven (Belgium), Hekima University College (Nairobi, Kenya), Institut für Katholische Theologie, Universität Osnabrück (Germany), Institute of Missiology of Missio (Aachen, Germany), Jnana Deepa (Pune, India), Missio, Münich (Germany), Spiritan Unive College (KUMASI Ghana), and Tilburg University-Tilburg School of Catholic Theology (Netherlands).
Papers in this volume present the historical background and theological foundations of synodality, perspectives on synodality from various continents, and an appraisal of the current challenges and the way forward.