Communio Sanctorum : the church as the communion of saints / Bilateral Working Group of the German National Bishops' Conference and the Church Leadership of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany ; translated by Mark W. Jeske, Michael Root, and Daniel R. Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bilaterale Arbeitsgruppe der Deutschen Bischofskonferenz und der Kirchenleitung der Vereinigten Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche Deutschlands.

Series:

Unitas books

Standardized Title:

Communio Sanctorum. English.

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Relations--Lutheran Church.

Catholic Church.

Relations.

Lutheran Church.

Lutheran Church--Relations--Catholic Church.

Communion of saints.

Physical Description:

xviii, 91 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, [2004]

Summary:

Communio Sanctorum is the product of the official German Catholic-Lutheran Dialogue and the first major Lutheran-Catholic ecumenical statement since the ground-breaking Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification in 1999. It focuses on the ecclesiastical issues that the Joint Declaration identified as the remaining obstacles to Lutheran-Catholic communion. The metaphor of the church as the communion of saints serves as a framework for addressing ecumenical issues such as sacraments, ministry, the role of the church in salvation, and the papacy.

Contents:

The communion of saints according to the confession of the church

The church according to the witness of Holy Scripture

The communion of saints in the love of the triune God

The communion of saints through Word and sacrament

The communion of those sanctified by grace

The communion of those called to service

The communion of saints beyond death

Steps on the path of full communion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0814625665

OCLC:

54972848