Author: David G. JaxheimerPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 22
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The Story of Our Synod
Author: David G. JaxheimerInside the Vatican
Author: Thomas J. Reese S.J.Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674418018
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
There are one billion Catholics in the world today, spread over every continent, speaking almost every conceivable language, and all answering to a single authority. The Vatican is a unique international organization, both in terms of its extraordinary power and influence, and in terms of its endurance. Popes come and go, but the elaborate and complex bureaucracy called the Vatican lives on. For centuries, it has served and sometimes undermined popes; it has been praised and blamed for the actions of the pope and for the state of the church. Yet an objective examination of the workings of the Vatican has been unavailable until now. Drawing on more than a hundred interviews with Vatican officials, this book affords a firsthand look at the people, the politics, and the organization behind the institution. Reese brings remarkable clarity to the almost Byzantine bureaucracy of congregations, agencies, secretariats, tribunals, nunciature, and offices, showing how they serve the pope and, through him, the universal church. He gives a lively account of how popes are elected and bishops appointed, how dissident theologians are disciplined and civil authorities dealt with. Throughout, revealing and colorful anecdotes from church history and the present day bring the unique culture of the Vatican to life. The Vatican is a fascinating institution, a model of continuity and adaptation, which remains constant while functioning powerfully in a changing world. As never before, this book provides a clear, objective perspective on how the enormously complex institution surrounding the papacy operates on a day-to-day level, how it has adapted and endured for close to two thousand years, and how it is likely to face the challenges of the next millennium.
The Story of Our Synod
Author: David G. JaxheimerFaith of Our Fathers
Author: Norwegian Synod of the American Evangelical Lutheran ChurchPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 232
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Memoirs in Exile
Author: John H. TietjenPublisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Power Politics and the Missouri Synod
Author: James C. BurkeePublisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 9781451465389
Category : Conservatism
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Power, Politics, and the Missouri Synod follows the rise of two Lutheran clergymen - Herman Otten and J. A. O. Preus - who led different wings of a conservative movement that seized control of a theologically conservative but socially and politically moderate church denomination (LCMS) and drove "moderates" from the church in the 1970s. The schism within what was then one of the largest Protestant denominations in the United States ultimately reshaped the landscape of American Lutheranism and fostered the polarization that characterizes today's Lutheran churches.
You and Your Synod
Author: Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Board for Parish EducationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Our Church
Author: Elmer Carl KiesslingPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Lost Songs of the Suomi Synod
Author: Jonathan RundmanPublisher:
ISBN: 9781737269502
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This book collects 28 songs from the Finnish-American Lutheran tradition. Sheet music notation is included along with historical, theological, and musical commentary.
Your Church Wants to Hear from You
Author: Michael J. SanemPublisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 0814668178
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
In October 2021, the Catholic Church officially began the largest consultative process in human history. The entire people of God, some 1.34 billion Catholics worldwide, were asked to participate in a process of listening and engagement together over the course of two years. Why embark on this incredibly novel, time-consuming, and expensive task? Because your church wants to hear from you. This booklet explains and explores why the leaders of the Catholic Church have discerned that the synodal path is what “God expects of the church of the third millennium.” This Synod on Synodality is not just another meeting. It is the beginning of a conversion process that is essential to the life of the church and its mission. And the Church needs you to carry it out.