Church As Communion
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Church As Communion

The Gift and Goal Koinonia

  1. 289 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Church As Communion

The Gift and Goal Koinonia

About this book

'Kariatlis depicts a fascinating history of the Christian Church, which includes, together with the past and present, its future. Indeed, the central theme of his book (koinonia as gift and goal) becomes the pretext for a comprehensive analysis of the Church in the light of his historical developments and contemporary structures. Nevertheless, it likewise points to the yet unachieved spiriaual maturity of the ecclesial context, inviting a serious meditation on the role of the Church in the world'. 'Kariatlis employs his considerable scholarly gifts to draw attention to an important and heretofore little-explored dynamic within the theology and life of the Orthodox Church. In an age of information, where both the glory of the Church as well as the failings of its members are so widely known, it is vital that we understand the Church's oneness, holiness, catholicity, and apostolicity, as both a gift and a goal.'

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Half-title Page
  5. Contents
  6. PREFACE
  7. INTRODUCTION
  8. 1 KOINONIA: PRE-EMINENT PRINCIPLE IN ORTHODOX ECCLESIOLOGY
  9. 2 A COMMUNAL THEOLOGY OF CHURCH IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
  10. 3 THE EUCHARIST: REALISATION AND SACRAMENT OF THE CHURCH’S KOINONIA
  11. 4 AUTHORITY AS KOINONIA: THE COMMUNAL STRUCTURES OF THE EKKLESIA
  12. 5 PRIMACY AND KOINONIA: ORDERED COMMUNION OF THE CHURCHES
  13. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS
  14. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  15. INDEX OF NAMES AND SUBJECTS
  16. INDEX OF BIBLICAL REFERENCES