The Christian Church: Biblical Origin, Historical Transformation, and Potential for the FutureFortress Press, 2007 M04 1 - 388 páginas With thoroughness and clarity, Hans Schwarz presents a historical and systematic understanding of the church - its worship and piety, its traditions and doctrines, its forms and structures. This skilled assessment outlines the impact of the church today and analyzes its prospects for the future. |
Contenido
d The phenomenon of free churches | 218 |
The Promise of the Future | 227 |
The Structural Elements of the Church | 229 |
The rediscovery of unity | 230 |
a The church of Vatican II | 231 |
b The churches in ecumenical dialogue | 235 |
1 The whole people of God | 239 |
a Christological character | 241 |
The Structure of the New Testament Church | 49 |
b The charismata and diakonia | 53 |
c Apostles presbyters and bishops | 56 |
2 The worshiping community | 61 |
b The church and its worship | 64 |
3 Unity and diversity | 73 |
One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church | 81 |
1 The formation of the canon | 82 |
2 The catholic dogma | 86 |
a Development and function of the creeds | 87 |
b God in Christ Jesus | 89 |
3 The apostolic office | 95 |
b Collegiality and the papal primacy | 100 |
The Great Transformation | 109 |
The Church as Institution and Ferment | 111 |
1 Administration of word and sacrament in the West | 112 |
b Baptism and Eucharist | 120 |
2 The piety of Eastern Christendom | 128 |
b The emphasis on divinization | 130 |
3 Church and state | 133 |
The Christian religion as nuisance and challenge | 134 |
The Christian faith as marvel and attraction | 137 |
b Transformation without surrender | 142 |
Demarcation between church and state in the West | 147 |
Four phases in the continuous struggle between church and state in the West | 150 |
Between Reformation and Revolution | 167 |
a The revolt of piety and humility Peter Waldo and Girolamo Savonarola | 169 |
b The revolt of autonomy and nationality John Wyclif and John Hus | 174 |
2 The Reformation movementA grass roots movement | 179 |
a The rediscovery of the catholic church Martin Luther | 181 |
b Structure versus Spirit Huldreich Zwingli and John Calvin Anabaptists Spiritualists and Enthusiasts | 187 |
3 The Reformationa mixed blessing | 201 |
b The danger of antagonistic entrenchment | 205 |
c The danger of individualism and secularism | 214 |
b Priesthood of all believers | 246 |
c The called leaders | 251 |
The office and its function | 255 |
Character of the call to the office | 257 |
Significance of Ordination | 261 |
2 The pronouncement of law and gospel | 263 |
a Basic unity and opposition between law and gospel | 264 |
b The significance of the law for the Christian | 268 |
c Pronouncement of absolution | 271 |
3 Administration of the sacraments | 274 |
b The efficacy of the sacraments | 277 |
The Church as Memory Anticipation and Hope | 293 |
a The necessity of tradition | 294 |
b Between heresy and truth | 297 |
c The community of saints | 300 |
2 The heart of the present | 302 |
a The conscience of society | 303 |
1 The church in its opposition to society | 305 |
2 The church in its stand above society | 307 |
3 Church and society in tension | 309 |
4 The churchs affirmation of society | 314 |
5 The task of the church to transform society | 318 |
b The haven of the neglected | 322 |
c The anticipation of the heavenly city | 325 |
3 The reminder of the future | 329 |
a The symbol of the future | 330 |
b The whole people of God | 332 |
c And God will dwell in their midst | 337 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 347 |
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The Christian Church: Biblical Origin, Historical Transformation, and ... Hans Schwarz Sin vista previa disponible - 1982 |
The Christian Church: Biblical Origin, Historical Transformation, and ... Hans Schwarz Sin vista previa disponible - 2007 |
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