Ecumenical Ecclesiology [[electronic resource] ] : Unity, Diversity and Otherness in a Fragmented World

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910822108003321
• Autore: Thiessen Gesa Elsbeth
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Continuum International Publishing, 2009
• ISBN: 1-283-20046-5; 9786613200464; 0-567-53973-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (260 p.)
• Collana: Ecclesiological Investigations
• Disciplina: 262.0011
• Soggetti: Christian union; Church -- Unity; Ecumenical movement
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Preface; Introduction; Part I. Perspectives on Contemporary Ecumenical Ecclesiology; Part II. Communion Ecclesiology and Otherness; Part III. Ecclesiology in Global Contexts; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This is a rich collection of fifteen articles by European, North American and Asian theologians who are concerned with the concept, life, unity and future of the church. It offers a wealth of broad perspectives on ecclesiology by scholars from Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox backgrounds. The first section, 'Perspectives on Ecumenical Ecclesiology', comprises reflections on postmodern ecclesiologies as well as on the development and problems concerning ecumenical methods and models of unity. The second section, 'Communion Ecclesiology and Otherness', provides some pertinent deliberations on