Conciliarism : a history of decision-making in the church /
Valliere, Paul.
Conciliarism : a history of decision-making in the church / Paul Valliere. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The conciliar testament -- The conciliar tradition -- The conciliar theory -- Conciliarism in Anglican experience -- The Pan-Anglican Council.
"Conciliarism is one of the oldest and most essential means of decision-making in the history of the Christian Church. Indeed, as a leading Orthodox theologian Alexander Schmemann states, 'Before we understand the place and the function of the council in the Church, we must, therefore, see the Church herself as a council.' Paul Valliere tells the story of councils and conciliar decision-making in the Christian Church from earliest times to the present. Drawing extensively upon the scholarship on conciliarism which has appeared in the last half-century, Valliere brings a broad ecumenical perspective to the study and shows how the conciliar tradition of the Christian past can serve as a resource for resolving conflicts in the Church today. The book presents a conciliarism which involves historical legacy, but which leads us forward, not backward, and which keeps the Church's collective eyes on the prize - the eschatological kingdom of God"--
9781139233828 1139233823
Conciliar theory--History.
Théorie conciliaire--Histoire.
RELIGION--Christian Church--History.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--Ecclesiology.
Conciliar theory
Konziliarismus.
Anglikanische Theologie.
History
BV720 / .V35 2012eb
262/.5
Conciliarism : a history of decision-making in the church / Paul Valliere. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The conciliar testament -- The conciliar tradition -- The conciliar theory -- Conciliarism in Anglican experience -- The Pan-Anglican Council.
"Conciliarism is one of the oldest and most essential means of decision-making in the history of the Christian Church. Indeed, as a leading Orthodox theologian Alexander Schmemann states, 'Before we understand the place and the function of the council in the Church, we must, therefore, see the Church herself as a council.' Paul Valliere tells the story of councils and conciliar decision-making in the Christian Church from earliest times to the present. Drawing extensively upon the scholarship on conciliarism which has appeared in the last half-century, Valliere brings a broad ecumenical perspective to the study and shows how the conciliar tradition of the Christian past can serve as a resource for resolving conflicts in the Church today. The book presents a conciliarism which involves historical legacy, but which leads us forward, not backward, and which keeps the Church's collective eyes on the prize - the eschatological kingdom of God"--
9781139233828 1139233823
Conciliar theory--History.
Théorie conciliaire--Histoire.
RELIGION--Christian Church--History.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--Ecclesiology.
Conciliar theory
Konziliarismus.
Anglikanische Theologie.
History
BV720 / .V35 2012eb
262/.5