Models of the church / Avery Dulles.
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TextPublication details: Garden City, N.Y. : Image Books, c1987.Edition: Expanded edDescription: 256 p. ; 21 cmISBN: - 0385133685
- 9780385133685
- BV 600.2 .D78 1987
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Storms Research Center Main Collection | BV 600.2 .D78 1987 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 98644760 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The use of models in ecclesiology -- 2. The church as institution -- 3. The church as mystical communion -- 4. The church as sacrament -- 5. The church as herald -- 6. The church as servant -- 7. The church and eschatology -- 8. The true church -- 9. The church and the churches -- 10. Ecclesiology and ministry -- 11. The church and revelation -- 12. The evaluation of models -- 13. The church : community of disciples.
Presents the basic functions of the church as an institution, a form of mystical communication, a sacrament, and a servant, while assessing its different roles in the lives of believers and in its mission on Earth.
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