Receiving "The nature and mission of the church" : ecclesial reality and ecumenical horizons for the twenty-first century /
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : T & T Clark, c2008. |
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| Description: | xx, 145 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | T & T Clark theology Ecclesiological investigations ; v. 1 T & T Clark theology. Ecclesiological investigations ; v. 1. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7189889 |
Table of Contents:
- The Open Church Re-envisioned: Ecclesiological Investigations - A New International Research Network
- Contributors
- Introduction to the Present Volume
- 1. Ecclesial Reality and Ecumenical Horizons for the Twenty-First Century: The Nature and Mission of the Church: A Preface
- 2. Reflections on the Porto Alegre Text: Called to Be the One Church
- 3. Unity, Catholicity and Identity: The Unity Statements of the World Council of Churches and their Reception in The Nature and Mission of the Church
- 4. Communion: God, Creation and Church
- 5. The Church as 'Creation of the Word and of the Holy Spirit' in Ecumenical Documents on the Church: A Roman Catholic Exercise in Receptive Ecumenism
- 6. Pentecostal Perspectives on The Nature and Mission of the Church: Challenges and Opportunities for Ecumenical Transformation
- 7. Are Councils and Synods Decision-Making? A Roman Catholic Conundrum in Ecumenical Perspective
- 8. Is There a Future for the Catholic-Protestant Dialogue? Non-Reception as Challenge for Ecumenical Dialogue
- Afterword
- Appendix. The Nature and Mission of the Church: A Stage on the Way to a Common Statement