Receiving "The nature and mission of the church" :

Receiving "The nature and mission of the church" : ecclesial reality and ecumenical horizons for the twenty-first century / edited by Paul M. Collins, Michael A. Fahey. - London ; New York : T & T Clark, c2008. - xx, 145 p. ; hbk ; 25 cm. - T & T Clark theology Ecclesiological investigations ; v. 1 .

Includes bibliographical references.

The open church re-envisioned: Ecclesiological investigations – a new international research network / Gerard Mannion --
Introduction to the present volume / Paul M. Collins and Michael A. Fahey --
Ecclesial reality and ecumenical horizons for the twenty-first century : The nature and mission of the church : a preface / Thomas F. Best --
Reflections on the Porto Alegre text : called to be the one church / Kondothra M. George --
Unity, catholicity and identity : the unity statements of the World Council of Churches and their reception in The nature and mission of the church / Risto Saarinen --
Communion : God, creation, and church / Paul M. Collins --
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 / Peter De Mey --
Pentecostal perspectives on The nature and mission of the church : challenges and opportunities for ecumenical transformation / Wolfgang Vondey --
Are councils and synods decision-making? : a Roman Catholic conundrum in ecumenical perspective / Bradford E. Hinze --
Is there a future for the Catholic-Protestant dialogue? : non-reception as challenge for ecumenical dialogue / Korinna Zamfir --
Afterword / John W. Hind --
Appendix: The nature and mission of the church : a stage on the way to a common statement.


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