Apostolic and Prophetic: Ecclesiological Perspectives - Brossura

Thiessen, Gesa E.

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ISBN 10: 0227680251 ISBN 13: 9780227680254

Casa editrice: James Clarke, 2012

Riassunto

Apostolic, ecumenical and radical: these are the ecclesial characteristics highlighted by Gesa E. Thiessen while explaining her vision of the church. The author focuses on the meaning of each of these marks as well as on their intrinsic connections, an approach that leads her to delve deep into the history of the church, and to draw a wide span between the apostolic past and a radical perspective on the present and future ecumenical church. Apostolic and Prophetic studies the concept of apostolicity emerging in patristic theology and examines this concept as it has been developed in select Lutheran, Roman Catholic, and Anglican ecumenical documents.

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Recensione:

Thiessen's Apostolic and Prophetic is a thoughtful tour through some interesting regions of contemporary ecclesiological reflection. Those exercised by the ecclesiological themes of apostolicity, ecumenicity, and radicality will undoubtedly find its vistas engaging. --W. Travis McMaken, Lindenwood University, Reviews in Religion and Theology, Volume 20, Issue 3, July 2013

'...Thiessen is trying to forge a new way forward for the identity and practice of the church given who Jesus is. [...] The contribution of Thiessen's work is that she is not glibly denigrating earlier or alternative ecclesiologies, rather she is trying to move past old roadblocks and suggest a liveable and living future for the church. This book is recommended for courses in seminaries as its thoughtful blend of theology, cultural critique and ecclesial mindfulness will promote lively discussion.' --Scott Harrower, Melbourne School of Theology, in Theological Book Review (tbr), Vol. 25, No.2, 2013

'Thiessen's perspective is that of a Lutheran theologian with a deep commitment to the aspirations of a twentieth-century ecumenism. [...] Apostolic and Prophetic makes powerful suggestions and should be part of the contemporary conversation around Christian witness, discipleship, and pursuing more visible Church unity among traditions.' --Ian Clausen, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, in The Expository Times, Vol 125, No 9, June 2014

L'autore:

Gesa Elsbeth Thiessen lectures in systematic theology at Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy, and at Mater Dei Institute, Dublin, and is an Honorary Fellow of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies of the University of Wales, Lampeter. She has published several books including, among others, Ecumenical Ecclesiology (2009), Theological Aesthetics: A Reader (2004), and Theology and Modern Irish Art (1999).

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• Editore: James Clarke
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0227680251
• ISBN 13: 9780227680254
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 192