The Catholicity of the Church in traditional confessional thelogy and in official ecumenical and other modern debates : a comparative-systematic approach
This work seeks to explore the issue of the catholicity of the Church, as seen in the theology of the five Christian Churches which have an explicit or implicit understanding of it. That understanding refers both to what is commonly seen as a traditional (original) view and also later consequent developments, where they exist. In chapter one we present that aspect of Church catholicity which deals with its universality both in terms of space and time, as seen in the perspective of the identity, continuity and eschatological fulfillment of the catholic Church. In chapter two, through the Trinitarian, Christoiogical and Pneumatological dogmas, we outline those qualities of the catholicity which remain at the very foundation of the Church. Scriptural, Traditional, and Sacramental aspects of catholicity are discussed in chapter three. Chapter four contains an analysis of the local and universal dimensions of Church's catholicity and the relationship between them. Chapter five deals with the importance and significance of the ecclesiastical structures - the polity and agency of the Church - for catholicity. In chapter six the missionary and ecumenical dimensions of Churchâs catholicity are presented, as well
Tita, Michael
Philosophy
The Catholicity of the Church in traditional confessional thelogy and in official ecumenical and other modern debates : a comparative-systematic approach. This work seeks to explore the issue of the catholicity of the Church, as seen in the theology of the five Christian Churches which have an explicit or implicit understanding of it. That understanding refers both to what is commonly seen as a traditional (original) view and also later consequent developments, where they exist. In chapter one we present that aspect of Church catholicity which deals with its universality both in terms of space and time, as seen in the perspective of the identity, continuity and eschatological fulfillment of the catholic Church. In chapter two, through the Trinitarian, Christoiogical and Pneumatological dogmas, we outline those qualities of the catholicity which remain at the very foundation of the Church. Scriptural, Traditional, and Sacramental aspects of catholicity are discussed in chapter three. Chapter four contains an analysis of the local and universal dimensions of Church's catholicity and the relationship between them. Chapter five deals with the importance and significance of the ecclesiastical structures - the polity and agency of the Church - for catholicity. In chapter six the missionary and ecumenical dimensions of Churchâs catholicity are presented, as well
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