Author

Publication

2012 - Cambridge University Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

72,250 words, Guess

Page Count

289 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9781107015746
  • Open LibraryOL25101865M

Classifications

  • DDC262/.5
  • LCCBV720 .V35 2012

Description

"Conciliarism is one of the oldest and most essential means of decision-making in the history of the Christian Church. Indeed, as a leading Orthodox theologian Alexander Schmemann states, 'Before we understand the place and the function of the council in the Church, we must, therefore, see the Church herself as a council.' Paul Valliere tells the story of councils and conciliar decision-making in the Christian Church from earliest times to the present. Drawing extensively upon the scholarship on conciliarism which has appeared in the last half-century, Valliere brings a broad ecumenical perspective to the study and shows how the conciliar tradition of the Christian past can serve as a resource for resolving conflicts in the Church today. The book presents a conciliarism which involves historical legacy, but which leads us forward, not backward, and which keeps the Church's collective eyes on the prize - the eschatological kingdom of God"--

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  • Conciliarism: a history of decision-making in the churchCambridge University Press2012-01-01

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