03176nam a2200481Ka 4500 ocn780442971 OCoLC 20200709055459.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 120319s2012 nyu ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781139233828 (electronic bk.) 1139233823 (electronic bk.) 9781107015746 110701574X (OCoLC)780442971 435282 (N$T) BV720 .V35 2012eb REL 067050 bisacsh 262/.5 23 N$TA Valliere, Paul. Conciliarism [electronic resource] : a history of decision-making in the church / Paul Valliere. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. 1 online resource (pages cm.) "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"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. The conciliar testament; 2. The conciliar tradition; 3. The conciliar theory; 4. Conciliarism in Anglican experience; 5. The Pan-Anglican Council; Conclusion; Bibliography. Description based on print version record. Conciliar theory History. RELIGION / Christian Church / History. bisacsh RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ecclesiology bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Valliere, Paul. Conciliarism. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012 9781107015746 (DLC) 2011044365 (OCoLC)759915072 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=435282 Table of contents only http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1205/2011044365-t.html Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1205/2011044365-d.html Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1205/2011044365-b.html Cover image http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/15746/cover/9781107015746.jpg cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 50975 50975