TY - BOOK AU - Valliere,Paul TI - Conciliarism: a history of decision-making in the church SN - 9781139233828 AV - BV720 .V35 2012eb U1 - 262/.5 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Conciliar theory KW - History KW - Théorie conciliaire KW - Histoire KW - RELIGION KW - Christian Church KW - bisacsh KW - Christian Theology KW - Ecclesiology KW - fast KW - Konziliarismus KW - idszbz KW - Anglikanische Theologie N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The conciliar testament -- The conciliar tradition -- The conciliar theory -- Conciliarism in Anglican experience -- The Pan-Anglican Council N2 - "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"-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=435282 ER -