Author: World Council of Churches. Department on the LaityPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church polity
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The Layman in Christian History
Author: World Council of Churches. Department on the LaityPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church polity
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The Layman in the Church History: a Project of the Department on the Laity of the World Council of Churches
Author: World Council of ChurchesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The Layman in Christian History
Author: Stephen Charles NeillPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The Laity as Participants in the Mission of the Church
Author: Humphrey C. AnamejePublisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1524598585
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
The church is made up of both the clergy and the laity. And for it to properly fulfill the mission for which it was instituted by Christ, all its members, each according to his or her God-given gift, must contribute both to the upbuilding of the church and to its mission. On the part of the laity, their active participation in the general mission of the church ad intra and ad extra has been a great challenge in the life and practice of the church throughout its history. The Second Vatican Council, in its spirit of aggiornamento, makes some positive difference. This work critically examines the conciliar documents, some relevant postconciliar documents, and theological reflection of some theologians. And finally, it proffers solutions that will enhance the active participation of the laity in the mission of the church in general and the church in Southeast Nigeria in particular.
The Layman in Christian History. A Project of the Department on the Laity of the World Council of Churches. Edited by S. C. Neill and H.-R. Weber. [By Various Authors.].
![The Layman in Christian History. A Project of the Department on the Laity of the World Council of Churches. Edited by S. C. Neill and H.-R. Weber. [By Various Authors.]. PDF](https://books.google.com/books/content/images/frontcover/WXJ0MwEACAAJ?fife=w80-h100)
Author: Stephen NeillMatthew Spinka, Howard Kaminsky, and the Future of the Medieval Hussites
Author: Thomas A. FudgePublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1793650810
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
The Hussite movement is essential for understanding medieval Europe and the development of Western civilization. Matthew Spinka and Howard Kaminsky stand at the forefront of scholarship introducing this subject to the Anglophone world. Thomas A. Fudge argues their role in the religious historiography of late medieval Europe is a precursor to global medievalism. Combining commitment to the Christian faith with firm opposition to the Soviet-mandated Marxist-Communist ideology that dominated twentieth-century Czechoslovakia, Spinka strove to present Jan Hus as a medieval figure driven by religious devotion. Motivated by Jewish atheism and a modified form of Marxist analysis, Kaminsky rescued the medieval Hussites from oblivion and political agendas. Fudge explores biography, history, and historiography as an essential intellectual segue between medieval Hussites and modern scholarship. Matthew Spinka, Howard Kaminsky, and the Medieval Hussites considers biography, evaluates the work of both historians, elaborates their methods, assesses their interpretations, and analyzes their historiographical significance for the study of Hussite history.
The Priesthood of All Believers and the Missio Dei
Author: Henry Joseph VossPublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1498283292
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
The priesthood of all believers is a pillar undergirding Protestant ecclesiology. Yet the doctrine has often been used to serve diverse agendas. This book examines the doctrine's canonical, catholic, and contextual dimensions. It first identifies the priesthood of all believers as a canonical doctrine based upon the royal priesthood of Christ and closely related to the believer's eschatological temple-service and offering of spiritual sacrifices (chapters 1-3). It secondly describes its catholic development by examining three paradigmatic shifts, shifts especially associated with Christendom (chapters 4-6) and a suppression of the doctrine's missional component. Finally, the book argues that a Christian doctrine of the priesthood of all believers should be developed with a Christocentric-Trinitarian understanding of the missio Dei. This suggests there are especially appropriate ways for the royal priesthood to relate to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. A canonically and catholically informed priesthood of all believers leads contextually to particular ecclesial practices. These seven practices are 1) Baptism as public ordination to the royal priesthood; 2) Prayer; 3) Lectio Divina; 4) Ministry; 5) Church Discipline; 6) Proclamation; and 7) the Lord's Supper as the renewal of the royal priesthood.
The Living Church
Author: From Trent to Vatican II
Author: Raymond F. BulmanPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019803962X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
The second Vatican Council was convened by Pope John XXIII between 1962 and 1965. It marked a fundamental shift toward the modern Church and its far-reaching innovations replaced or radically changed many of the practices, rules, and attitudes that had dominated Catholic life and culture since the Council of Trent in the sixteenth century. In this book a distinguished team of historians and theologians offers an impartial investigation of the relationship between Vatican II and Trent by examining such issues as Eucharistic theology, liturgical change, clerical reform, the laity, the role of women, marriage, confession, devotion to Mary, and interfaith understanding. As the first book to present such a comprehensive study of the connection between the two great Councils, this is an invaluable resource for students, theologians, and church historians, as well as for bishops, clergy, and religious educators.
Celebrating the Reformation
Author: Mark D ThompsonPublisher: SPCK
ISBN: 1783595108
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
Too often, the Reformers and their doctrines have been caricatured, misrepresented or misappropriated in the service of agendas they would never have recognized, let alone endorsed. Happily, there has been a great deal of fine scholarship in recent years that has exploded some of these myths, but it has not always been accessible to non-specialists. The intention of Celebrating the Reformation is that Christians today will find new cause to rejoice in what God did in the sixteenth century through weak and fallible men and women. These people sought, in their own context, to submit themselves to the word of God and lead his people in a godly and faithful response to the gospel of grace. Three sections deal with the chief Reformers, key doctrines and the Reformation in retrospect. Each contribution seeks to connect its subject to the present, making clear its relevance for today. The Reformation is not a dead movement but a living legacy that can still capture the imagination and encourage men and women in their own Christian discipleship. The contributors are Andrew Bain, Colin R. Bale, Rhys S. Bezzant, Gerald Bray, Martin Foord, David A. Höhne, Chase Kuhn, Andrew Leslie, Edward Loane, John McClean, Joe Mock, Michael J. Ovey, Tim Patrick, Mark D. Thompson, Stephen Tong, Jane Tooher and Dean Zweck.