One Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church

by Grosshans, Hans-Peter

• ISBN13: 9781932688405
• ISBN10: 1932688404
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-01
• Publisher: Kirk House Pub

Summary

This publication documents a study on ecclesiology carried out by the Department for Theology and Studies of the Lutheran World Federation. In addition to Lutheran contributors, the study has included voices from other denominations, and taken into account how they understand the church as being one holy, catholic and apostolic. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 5
An Overall Interpretation
Belief in the One Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church	p. 21
The Soteriological Relevance of the Church: The New Testament Witness
The Correlation between Ecclesiology and Soteriology in the New Testament	p. 35
Learning from Different Christian Traditions and Ecumenical Dialogues
The Ecumenical Relevance of the Marks of the Church	p. 49
The One Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church According to John Calvin	p. 65
A Harbor for the World in Stormy Times: Ecclesiological Reflections in the Orthodox Church and Theology	p. 77
Reconsidering Roman Catholic Ecclesiology	p. 93
Revisiting Baptist Ecclesiology in the Context of Myanmar	p. 111
Particular, Universal, Spiritual: Understanding the Church by Drawing on Martin Luther	p. 129
Analyzing Ecclesial Realities in Select Lutheran Churches
Focusing on the Mission of the Church: Lutheran Ecclesiology in Ethiopia	p. 147
The Common Identity of the Churches in Malaysia and Southeast Asia	p. 153
Being a Lutheran Church in Brazil	p. 163
The One Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church in the North American Context	p. 171
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