UID:
almafu_9959245770702883
Format:
1 online resource (xi, 289 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-107-23025-X
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1-139-23453-6
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1-280-48570-1
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1-139-23305-X
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9786613580689
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1-139-23083-2
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1-139-22937-0
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1-139-05945-9
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1-139-23228-2
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1-139-23382-3
Content:
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.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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The conciliar testament -- The conciliar tradition -- The conciliar theory -- Conciliarism in Anglican experience -- The Pan-Anglican Council.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-107-44871-9
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-107-01574-X
Language:
English
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