Church, World and the Christian Life: Practical-Prophetic Ecclesiology

ISBN-13: 9780521781381 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 212 str.

New York) Nicholas M. Healy (St John's University

Opis

Modern ecclesiology is too concerned with the ideal church, and pays too little attention to its sinful everyday life. Pluralism and postmodernism are discussed, and the argument made that well-meaning attempts to affirm non-Christian religions make it difficult for them or the church to argue that its convictions are true. The book shows that one can talk about the church and other religious communities in ways that acknowledge their uniqueness and truth claims, but also their problems and mistakes. New disciplines are proposed: theological history, theological sociology and ecclesiological ethnography.

Recenzje

'…a considered scholarly and innovative study of the methodological issues that confront current ecclesiology.' International Journal of Systematic Theology

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Blueprint ecclesiologies; 3. A theodramatic horizon; 4. Pluralist ecclesiology; 5. A theodramatic response to pluralism; 6. Inclusivist ecclesiology; 7. Practical-prophetic ecclesiology.