04020nam a2200601Ki 4500 ocn893974013 OCoLC 20200709060223.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 141029s2011 oru ob 001 1 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T 9781630874124 electronic bk. 1630874124 electronic bk. 9781608998135 1608998134 (OCoLC)893974013 845599 (N$T) BV601.2 .T45 2011eb FIC 000000 bisacsh 262 23 N$TA Thiessen, Gesa Elsbeth. Apostolic & prophetic : ecclesiological perspectives / Gesa Elsbeth Thiessen. Apostolic and prophetic Eugene, Or. : Cascade Books, ©2011. 1 online resource (xiv, 192 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-184) and index. pt. 1. Apostolicity : Past, Present, Future. Ad fontes : apostolicity in the early church -- Apostolicity in select ecumenical documents of the Anglican, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic churches -- Looking ahead : possibilities and challenges in ecclesiology and ecumenical dialogue -- pt. 2. Unity, diversity, and ecumenical praxis. Denominations : churches in (post) modernity : the Lutheran Church (a case study) -- Ecumenism in praxis : critical observations on the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity -- pt. 3. Towards a radical church. A theology of liberation : Dorothee Sölle -- A new left church? : Terry Eagleton -- Conclusion: Towards an apostolic, ecumenical, radical and prophetic church. Apostolic and Prophetic promotes a vision of the church as apostolic, ecumenical, and radical. It explores the meaning of each of these ecclesial marks and their intrinsic connections. The volume thus draws a wide span between the apostolic past (tradition) and a radical perspective on the present and future ecumenical church. The book considers the concept of apostolicity emerging in patristic theology, and it examines this concept as it has been developed in some select Lutheran, Roman Catholic, and Anglican ecumenical documents. Unresolved ecumenical questions concerning ecumenical method and church ministry are frankly discussed, including critical observations on ecumenical praxis. The modern notion of churches as denominations is examined in detail, especially in the Lutheran context. The author also offers a critical assessment of an important ecumenical event, the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The notion of a radical church -- aware of its roots and prophetically committed to faith in the kingdom of God seeking freedom and justice -- is explored through an extensive analysis and discussion of the work of Dorothee Sölle and Terry Eagleton, two seminal thinkers of our time. Print version record. Church Apostolicity. Church History of doctrines. Sölle, Dorothee. Eagleton, Terry, 1943- Eagleton, Terry, 1943- fast (OCoLC)fst00010046 Sölle, Dorothee. fast (OCoLC)fst00005255 Church Apostolicity. fast (OCoLC)fst00860365 Church History of doctrines. fast (OCoLC)fst00860380 Kirche. idszbz Apostolizität. idszbz Ekklesiologie. idszbz FICTION / General bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Thiessen, Gesa Elsbeth. Apostolic & prophetic 9781608998135 (DLC) 2011275590 (OCoLC)763467501 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=845599 EBSCOhost EBSC 845599 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 55431 55431