Many Members, Yet One Body

by Nessan, Craig L.

• ISBN13: 9780806649030
• ISBN10: 0806649038
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Pub

Author Biography

Craig L. Nessan is Academic Dean and Associate Professor of Contextual Theology at Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 4
The Ultimate and the Penultimate: Can the Center Hold?	p. 9
The Article by which the Church Stands or Falls
The Center under Attack
Justification: Center of Our Unity and Mission
The Ultimate and the Penultimate
Questions for Reflection	p. 21
The Root of the Present Impasse: Two Irreconcilable Hermeneutics	p. 23
Two Irreconcilable Hermeneutics
Assessment of the Arguments
Questions for Reflection	p. 37
Conflict of Interpretations: How Catholic Dare We Become?	p. 39
Conflict at Corinth
Conflict of Interpretations
Questions for Reflection	p. 49
Beyond Polarization to Common Ground: Fostering Charity	p. 51
Toward Common Ground
A Proposal on Committed Same-Gender Relationships and the Mission of the Church
Questions for Reflection	p. 59
Beyond Fear to Mutuality: Attending to Congregational Process	p. 61
The Role of Pastoral Leadership
Congregational Process
Perfect Love Casts our Fear
Questions for Reflection	p. 69
Exploring the Possibilities: Giving Place to Each Other	p. 71
Responses to 15 questions concerning homosexuality and the ELCA
Questions for Reflection	p. 92
Glossary	p. 93
Bibliography	p. 95
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