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2021
Abstract This essay argues that Reinhold Niebuhr had a rich and theologically informed ecclesiology. The argument begins by briefly considering criticisms of Niebuhr’s ecclesiology before turning to a close reading of his writings on the American church.
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Abstract This essay argues that Reinhold Niebuhr had a rich and theologically informed ecclesiology. The argument begins by briefly considering criticisms of Niebuhr’s ecclesiology before turning to a close reading of his writings on the American church.
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Religions, 2018 The quest for Christian unity is entering a new phase amidst the movement’s many voices, perspectives and tensions. Christians are witnessing the advent of an emerging ecumenical paradigm, which, because it is not fully realized, is still realizing
Kristin Colberg, Colberg, Kristin
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2020
Holiness is as crucial an element within the Church’s authentication as union, universality, apostolic origin, and outward dynamism. This holiness originates not in the Church’s members but in the holiness of the Spirit of God dwelling within the community. The tradition of holiness within the Church is essential to its very life and sustainability and
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Holiness is as crucial an element within the Church’s authentication as union, universality, apostolic origin, and outward dynamism. This holiness originates not in the Church’s members but in the holiness of the Spirit of God dwelling within the community. The tradition of holiness within the Church is essential to its very life and sustainability and
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2019
Abstract This chapter examines Bonhoeffer’s account of the church and advocates that throughout Bonhoeffer’s corpus there remains a desire to explicate the reality of the church in terms of its structural being with and for the other. This structure exists both internally in terms of its members’ relation to each other, and externally as
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Abstract This chapter examines Bonhoeffer’s account of the church and advocates that throughout Bonhoeffer’s corpus there remains a desire to explicate the reality of the church in terms of its structural being with and for the other. This structure exists both internally in terms of its members’ relation to each other, and externally as
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Abstract This chapter proposes that Baptist ecclesiology is of the ‘covenantal’ type, with the covenant being centred on the act of believers’ baptism. A covenant ecclesiology envisages the local congregation as existing under the direct rule of Christ who gathers its members together, so that covenant is made simultaneously with each
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2018
North Africa and West Asia are home to Christians of diverse ecclesial traditions who nevertheless face shared threats of persecution and their faith’s extinction in its traditional homeland. Typical ecclesial traits of the historic Eastern churches include a mystical approach to liturgy, apostolical succession through the episcopate, the centrality of
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North Africa and West Asia are home to Christians of diverse ecclesial traditions who nevertheless face shared threats of persecution and their faith’s extinction in its traditional homeland. Typical ecclesial traits of the historic Eastern churches include a mystical approach to liturgy, apostolical succession through the episcopate, the centrality of
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1992
Abstract This chapter examines the ecclesiology of the Catholic Apostolic Church. It describes the nature of the church, fourfold order and character of the ministry, the church's sources of funding for the maintenance of the ministry, and its various affiliate sects and societies.
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Abstract This chapter examines the ecclesiology of the Catholic Apostolic Church. It describes the nature of the church, fourfold order and character of the ministry, the church's sources of funding for the maintenance of the ministry, and its various affiliate sects and societies.
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Communio Ecclesiology: A New Ecclesiological Opportunity
2019This chapter seeks to enhance Adventist remnant ecclesiology by exploring the possibility of developing an Adventist version of communio ecclesiology. It outlines what the various mainstream Christian communio ecclesiologies hold in common, in the expectation that this material, with appropriate adjustments, might contribute to an ecclesiology that is ...
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Pacifica: Australasian Theological Studies, 2008
This article surveys recent developments in the area of ecclesiology, starting from the viewpoint of a methodological divide discernible in the field. The divide is between those who take an idealist approach, emphasising highly charged theological symbols for Church, and those who adopt a more realist approach, taking as starting point the historical
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This article surveys recent developments in the area of ecclesiology, starting from the viewpoint of a methodological divide discernible in the field. The divide is between those who take an idealist approach, emphasising highly charged theological symbols for Church, and those who adopt a more realist approach, taking as starting point the historical
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The Structure of a Systematic Ecclesiology
Theological Studies, 2002[Drawing on the classical understanding of theology as faith seeking understanding, the author explores the structure of a systematic ecclesiology, arguing that such a theology must be empirical, critical, normative, dialectic, and practical. He further maintains that such a goal requires the critical engagement of the social sciences.
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