Mission, Ministry, Order Reading the Tradition in the Present Context

by Power, O.M.I., David N.

• ISBN13: 9780826428530
• ISBN10: 0826428533
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-01
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

With a focus on how mission and communities are developing in the global Church, David Power, already known for his publications in the field, offers a comprehensive theology of ministry rooted in communal witness and action in local Churches rather than in the distinction between lay and ordained, sacred and secular.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vi
Introduction: One Baptism, Many Gifts for Mission and Ministry	p. 1
Church Mission and Ministry in Present Context
Introduction	p. 9
Mission and Ministry since Vatican II (A): Latin America, Asia, Africa	p. 11
Mission and Ministry since Vatican II (B): Europe, USA, General Reflections	p. 46
Events and Theologies before Vatican II	p. 66
Remarks on the Vatican Council and Its Reception	p. 81
Reading the Tradition
Introduction	p. 117
The Scripture	p. 123
Ordering of Ministries	p. 150
Significant Figures and Writers	p. 177
Second Millennium	p. 209
Contemporary Theological Reflections on Mission and Ministry
Introduction	p. 239
Royal Priesthood	p. 241
Presence and Representation	p. 280
Mission, Ministry, Leadership, Order	p. 316
Notes	p. 353
Index	p. 379
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