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Author : Brad Harper
Release : 2009-03
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 734/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Exploring Ecclesiology by : Brad Harper
Download or read book Exploring Ecclesiology written by Brad Harper. This book was released on 2009-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This evangelical and ecumenical ecclesiology survey text provides a comprehensive biblical, historical, and cultural perspective and addresses contemporary issues in church life.
Author : Lorelei F. Fuchs
Release : 2008
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 23X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Koinonia and the Quest for an Ecumenical Ecclesiology by : Lorelei F. Fuchs
Download or read book Koinonia and the Quest for an Ecumenical Ecclesiology written by Lorelei F. Fuchs. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The word koinonia has gained prominence in recent ecumenical discussions. In this original and substantial work Lorelei Fuchs proposes the theological idea of koinonia, commonly translated as "communion" or "fellowship," as the key to moving fractured churches toward a future unity. Fuchs challenges churches to move beyond mere dialogue and to apply ecumenical insights at the local level. She begins by relating the exegetical meaning of koinonia to its ecumenical meaning, tracing the place of koinonia both within the churches and between the churches. She then examines the concept of koinonia in the extensive and fruitful dialogues that have taken place between Lutherans, Anglicans, and Roman Catholics, finally articulating a "symbolic competence for communionality" that provides a rich and workable way forward for church unity at all levels. Encompassing the latest in ecumenical thought, Koinonia and the Quest for an Ecumenical Ecclesiology provides a broad, thoughtful framework for realizing Christ's prayer "that all may be one . . . so that the world may believe."
Author : Gesa Elsbeth Thiessen
Release : 2009-11-15
Genre : Religion
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 130/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Ecumenical Ecclesiology by : Gesa Elsbeth Thiessen
Download or read book Ecumenical Ecclesiology written by Gesa Elsbeth Thiessen. This book was released on 2009-11-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich collection of fifteen articles by European, North American and Asian theologians, concerned with the concept, life, unity and future of the church.
Author : Radu Bordeianu
Release : 2011-09-29
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 412/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Dumitru Staniloae: An Ecumenical Ecclesiology by : Radu Bordeianu
Download or read book Dumitru Staniloae: An Ecumenical Ecclesiology written by Radu Bordeianu. This book was released on 2011-09-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely considered the most important Orthodox theologian of the twentieth century, Dumitru Staniloae (1903-1993) contributed significantly to an ecumenical understanding of these themes. Because of his isolation by the Romanian Communist regime, his work still awaits its merited reception, especially given its potential contribution towards Christian unity. In Staniloae's understanding the Church is a communion in the image of the Trinity. Because there is a continuum of grace between the Trinity and the Church, the same relationships that exist among trinitarian persons are manifested in creation in general, and the Church in particular. In this way, the Trinity fills the world and the Church, determining their mode of existence. Intratrinitarian relationships are manifested in the relationships between humankind and non-human creation, the Church and the world, local and universal aspects of the Church, clergy and the people, and among various charisms.
Author : Gesa Elsbeth Thiessen
Release : 2009-09-15
Genre : Religion
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 733/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Ecumenical Ecclesiology by : Gesa Elsbeth Thiessen
Download or read book Ecumenical Ecclesiology written by Gesa Elsbeth Thiessen. This book was released on 2009-09-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a rich collection of fifteen articles by European, North American and Asian theologians who are concerned with the concept, life, unity and future of the church. It offers a wealth of broad perspectives on ecclesiology by scholars from Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox backgrounds. The first section, 'Perspectives on Ecumenical Ecclesiology', comprises reflections on postmodern ecclesiologies as well as on the development and problems concerning ecumenical methods and models of unity. The second section, 'Communion Ecclesiology and Otherness', provides some pertinent deliberations on how an ecclesiology of communion can integrate otherness. In particular, Zizioulas' communion ecclesiology is critically examined, the possibility for a retrieval of Eucharistic theology between Catholics and Orthodox is put forward, and Tillard's communion ecclesiology is appraised as offering resources for innerdenominational otherness. The final section, 'Ecclesiology in Global Contexts', considers critically the possibility of evangelical ecclesiology as an answer to ethnic impaired Christian community. The role of the (Catholic) Church and its values in Europe and vis-à-vis the European Constitution is examined. The Church of Nigeria's Constitutional Revision (2005) and its ecclesial- ecumenical implications comes into focus, and three notable concepts of unity, as developed by three Indian scholars, S.K. George, John Sadiq and Karem David, are evaluated. Finally, the Japanese diaspora in the States is appraised as a place where a particular Japanese Christian vision could emerge through the "internationalist ecclesiology" developed by Japanese Christian missionaries.
