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Henn William |
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Titolo |
Church : the people of God / / William Henn |
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London ; ; New York : , : Burns & Oates, , 2004 |
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1-283-20631-5 |
9786613206312 |
1-4411-5316-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (530 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [153]-160) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH EDITION; FOREWORD; A THE CHURCH AS IT IS; B THE COMING REIGN OF GOD; C THE FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURE OF THE CHURCH; D THE DIMENSIONS OF THE CHURCH; E THE OFFICES OF THE CHURCH; EPILOGUE; Abbreviations; Index of Scriptural References; Index of Names; Subject Index |
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Henn think that the Church is a uniquely distinctive grouping of people because its origins and aims fundamentally concern the relationship of humans with God. Because God initiates this relationship, the Church is rightly understood as the result of his redeeming activity. He argues that the encounter with Christ, which gave birth to the Church , is as necessary as ever for it to continue in existence now. Thus the Church today needs to be a community in which people can meet the living, risen Jesus. All those who know Christ should be friends to each other and should share the Eucharist whic |
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