Notes On The Nature Of The Church
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| Author | : Augustine Thomas |
| Publisher | : Independently Published |
| Total Pages | : 126 |
| Release | : 2021-03-18 |
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What is the nature of the Church? The Church is a living organism as the Body of Christ. It is the expression of God visible in this world and is unified spiritually, being one Church as God is One. The Church is the visible presence of the Kingdom of God in Christ on earth. Matthew 3:2, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matthew 4:17, "From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." It is a kingdom based in another world or existence. The Church, and everything else, was created for Christ. He is the head of his Body, the Church, in which he reconciles all believing human beings to God and presents them blameless before Him. The Church, being created for Christ, was created by Christ, and has existed from the beginning. The Church was God's plan before He created and it is the eschatological plan of God through the Cross. Christ is the fulfillment, and the Church, as his Body, is the future plan of God. It is all to the praise of his glory. This book explores the Church from the viewpoint of the Bible and includes the views of East and West, Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox, along with the Early Church Fathers.
| Author | : Avery Dulles |
| Publisher | : Image |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 2002-05-14 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0385505450 |
There is today a dramatic reexamination of structure, authority, dogma -- indeed, every aspect of the life of the Church is held up to scrutiny. Welcoming this as a sign of vitality, Avery Dulles has carefully studied the writings of contemporary Protestant and Catholic ecclesiologists and sifted out six major approaches, or "models," through which the Church's character can be understood: as Institution, Mystical Communion, Sacrament, Herald, Servant, and, in a recent addition to the book, as Community of Disciples. A balanced theology, he concludes, must incorporate the major affirmations of each. "The method of models or types," observes Cardinal Dulles, "can have great value in helping people to get beyond the limitations of their own particular outlook and to enter into fruitful conversation with others... Such conversation is obviously essential if ecumenism is to get beyond its present impasses." This new edition includes a new Appendix and Preface by the author.
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| Total Pages | : 86 |
| Release | : 2000-11 |
| Genre | : Religion |
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The central document of the Second Vatican Council, Lumen Gentium was promulgated by Pope Paul VI on November 21, 1964. This document is "the keystone" of the Councils whole Magisterium. It focuses on the whole Church as a communion of charity. With it, according to John Paul II, the Second Vatican Council wished to shed light on the Churchs reality: a wonderful but complex reality consisting of human and divine elements, visible and invisible.
| Author | : Jack N. Sparks |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 28 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| Genre | : Church |
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| Author | : U.S. Catholic Church |
| Publisher | : Image |
| Total Pages | : 849 |
| Release | : 2012-11-28 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 030795370X |
Over 3 million copies sold! Essential reading for Catholics of all walks of life. Here it is - the first new Catechism of the Catholic Church in more than 400 years, a complete summary of what Catholics around the world commonly believe. The Catechism draws on the Bible, the Mass, the Sacraments, Church tradition and teaching, and the lives of saints. It comes with a complete index, footnotes and cross-references for a fuller understanding of every subject. The word catechism means "instruction" - this book will serve as the standard for all future catechisms. Using the tradition of explaining what the Church believes (the Creed), what she celebrates (the Sacraments), what she lives (the Commandments), and what she prays (the Lord's Prayer), the Catechism of the Catholic Church offers challenges for believers and answers for all those interested in learning about the mystery of the Catholic faith. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a positive, coherent and contemporary map for our spiritual journey toward transformation.
| Author | : Catholic Church. Pontificium Consilium de Iustitia et Pace |
| Publisher | : Veritas Co. Ltd. |
| Total Pages | : 13 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Christian sociology |
| ISBN | : 1853908398 |
| Author | : Warren S. Brown |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 191 |
| Release | : 2012-06-18 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0521515939 |
This book explores the implications of recent insights in modern neuroscience that attribute mental capacities often ascribed to a disembodied soul instead to the functions of the brain and body in collaboration with social experience. It explores how this insight changes the traditional "care of souls," encouraging more attention to fostering spiritual growth through a social and communal focus.
| Author | : Richard Williams Morgan |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 494 |
| Release | : 1849 |
| Genre | : Theology, Doctrinal |
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| Author | : Victoria Loorz |
| Publisher | : Broadleaf Books |
| Total Pages | : 262 |
| Release | : 2021-10-05 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1506469655 |
2024 Nautilus Book Awards Silver Winner in "Religion / Spirituality of Western Thought" CategoryWinner of the Living Now Book Award, Church of the Wild reminds us that once upon a time, humans lived in an intimate relationship with nature. Whether disillusioned by the dominant church or unfulfilled by traditional expressions of faith, many of us long for a deeper spirituality. Victoria Loorz certainly did. Coping with an unraveling vocation, identity, and planet, Loorz turned to the wanderings of spiritual leaders and the sanctuary of the natural world, eventually cofounding the Wild Church Network and Seminary of the Wild. With an ecospiritual lens on biblical narratives and a fresh look at a community larger than our own species, Church of the Wild uncovers the wild roots of faith and helps us deepen our commitment to a suffering earth by falling in love with it--and calling it church. Through mystical encounters with wild deer, whispers from a scrubby oak tree, wordless conversation with a cougar, and more, Loorz helps us connect to a love that literally holds the world together--a love that calls us into communion with all creatures.
| Author | : Karl Rahner |
| Publisher | : Burns & Oates |
| Total Pages | : 172 |
| Release | : 1976 |
| Genre | : Religion |
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