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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Mission of the church. Church. Ecumenical movement.