resourcement

Etymology

From re- + source + -ment.

resourcement means A theological movement involving a return to the original sources of the Catholic church. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.

Why this word is great

RESOURCEMENT — [Noun] The act or process of returning to an original, generative source for renewal; in theology, a return to foundational texts and tradition; in mediation, a strategy of redirecting an encounter to its deeper emotional wellspring. From the English prefix re- ("again"), source ("origin, supply"), and the suffix -ment ("act or process of"). Unlike aggiornamento, which looks forward to update tradition for the present, or reform, which seeks to correct a current structure, ressourcement is a creative excavation for living water, not a renovation of the cistern. It is the theologian reaching past centuries of commentary to touch the crisp Greek of its first utterance; the therapist guiding a couple from bitter argument back to the shared fear that birthed it; the gardener pruning a choked rose to its hardy rootstock, trusting the ancient sap. The origin is not a point of departure, but a perpetual wellspring.

noun

A theological movement involving a return to the original sources of the Catholic church.“If this strategy of resourcement is a call for the American Church to become more deeply Catholic than it has perhaps even been, it should be clear that it is a call to become a very different kind of Catholic than prevailed in the pre-Vatican II Church.”
A strategy for dealing with conflict in which one changes the source of emotional energy in an encounter to provide a new and creative response.“. Through resourcement, organizational members develop radically creative responses that frame an issue differently.”
The provision of resources.“Studies focusing on large regions, for example, were common well before the last ten years in areas where cultural resourcement management projects are infrequent and measurement of social relationships is difficult.”