Apostolic & prophetic : ecclesiological perspectives /
Thiessen, Gesa Elsbeth.
Apostolic & prophetic : ecclesiological perspectives / Apostolic and prophetic Gesa Elsbeth Thiessen. - 1 online resource (xiv, 192 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-184) and index.
pt. 1. Apostolicity : Past, Present, Future. Ad fontes : apostolicity in the early church -- Apostolicity in select ecumenical documents of the Anglican, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic churches -- Looking ahead : possibilities and challenges in ecclesiology and ecumenical dialogue -- pt. 2. Unity, diversity, and ecumenical praxis. Denominations : churches in (post) modernity : the Lutheran Church (a case study) -- Ecumenism in praxis : critical observations on the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity -- pt. 3. Towards a radical church. A theology of liberation : Dorothee Sölle -- A new left church? : Terry Eagleton -- Conclusion: Towards an apostolic, ecumenical, radical and prophetic church.
Apostolic and Prophetic promotes a vision of the church as apostolic, ecumenical, and radical. It explores the meaning of each of these ecclesial marks and their intrinsic connections. The volume thus draws a wide span between the apostolic past (tradition) and a radical perspective on the present and future ecumenical church. The book considers the concept of apostolicity emerging in patristic theology, and it examines this concept as it has been developed in some select Lutheran, Roman Catholic, and Anglican ecumenical documents. Unresolved ecumenical questions concerning ecumenical method and church ministry are frankly discussed, including critical observations on ecumenical praxis. The modern notion of churches as denominations is examined in detail, especially in the Lutheran context. The author also offers a critical assessment of an important ecumenical event, the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The notion of a radical church -- aware of its roots and prophetically committed to faith in the kingdom of God seeking freedom and justice -- is explored through an extensive analysis and discussion of the work of Dorothee Sölle and Terry Eagleton, two seminal thinkers of our time.
9781630874124 1630874124 9781283866217 1283866218
Sölle, Dorothee, 1929-2003
Eagleton, Terry, 1943-
Eagleton, Terry, 1943-
Sölle, Dorothee
Church--Apostolicity.
Church--History of doctrines.
Église--Apostolicité.
FICTION--General.
Church--Apostolicity
Church--History of doctrines
Kirche.
Apostolizität.
Ekklesiologie.
BV601.2 / .T45 2011eb
262
Apostolic & prophetic : ecclesiological perspectives / Apostolic and prophetic Gesa Elsbeth Thiessen. - 1 online resource (xiv, 192 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-184) and index.
pt. 1. Apostolicity : Past, Present, Future. Ad fontes : apostolicity in the early church -- Apostolicity in select ecumenical documents of the Anglican, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic churches -- Looking ahead : possibilities and challenges in ecclesiology and ecumenical dialogue -- pt. 2. Unity, diversity, and ecumenical praxis. Denominations : churches in (post) modernity : the Lutheran Church (a case study) -- Ecumenism in praxis : critical observations on the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity -- pt. 3. Towards a radical church. A theology of liberation : Dorothee Sölle -- A new left church? : Terry Eagleton -- Conclusion: Towards an apostolic, ecumenical, radical and prophetic church.
Apostolic and Prophetic promotes a vision of the church as apostolic, ecumenical, and radical. It explores the meaning of each of these ecclesial marks and their intrinsic connections. The volume thus draws a wide span between the apostolic past (tradition) and a radical perspective on the present and future ecumenical church. The book considers the concept of apostolicity emerging in patristic theology, and it examines this concept as it has been developed in some select Lutheran, Roman Catholic, and Anglican ecumenical documents. Unresolved ecumenical questions concerning ecumenical method and church ministry are frankly discussed, including critical observations on ecumenical praxis. The modern notion of churches as denominations is examined in detail, especially in the Lutheran context. The author also offers a critical assessment of an important ecumenical event, the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The notion of a radical church -- aware of its roots and prophetically committed to faith in the kingdom of God seeking freedom and justice -- is explored through an extensive analysis and discussion of the work of Dorothee Sölle and Terry Eagleton, two seminal thinkers of our time.
9781630874124 1630874124 9781283866217 1283866218
Sölle, Dorothee, 1929-2003
Eagleton, Terry, 1943-
Eagleton, Terry, 1943-
Sölle, Dorothee
Church--Apostolicity.
Church--History of doctrines.
Église--Apostolicité.
FICTION--General.
Church--Apostolicity
Church--History of doctrines
Kirche.
Apostolizität.
Ekklesiologie.
BV601.2 / .T45 2011eb
262