Christian ministry in the divine milieu : Catholicity, evolution, and the reign of God / Donald C. Maldari, SJ.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maldari, Donald C., author.

Series:

Catholicity in an evolving universe

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Priesthood--Catholic Church.

Priesthood.

Pastoral theology--Catholic Church.

Pastoral theology.

Church work--Catholic Church.

Church work.

Physical Description:

xi, 196 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Maryknoll, New York : Orbis Books, [2019]

Contents:

The Context of Our Consideration of Ministry p. 2

The Illegitimate Division between Secular and Sacred p. 5

The Christian Cosmology of Human Work p. 9

Catholicity p. 10

The Catholicity of Ministry p. 12

Chapter 1 The Immanent and Transcendent Aspects of the Church p. 17

The Challenge of Talking about the Church p. 20

Where Have We Come from and Where Are We Going? The Immanent Dimension through Physics p. 22

Where Have We Come from and Where Are We Going? The Immanent Dimension through Biocultural Evolution p. 27

Where Have We Come from and Where Are We Going? The Transcendent Dimension p. 37

A Paradigm for Church: A Synthesis of Immanent and Transcendent p. 45

Chapter 2 Church and Ministry in Scripture p. 49

The Formation of the Church p. 50

The Church with a Human Face p. 54

The Church in Scripture p. 56

The Biblical Understanding of Ministry p. 65

Ordination in the New Testament? p. 78

Chapter 3 Ministry in the Church's Tradition p. 83

Biocultural Evolution and the Church's Tradition p. 85

The Catholicity of the Church's Tradition p. 90

The Catholicity of the Church p. 91

The Development of Ministry in the First Century p. 96

The Development of Ministry after the First Century p. 103

Chapter 4 A Critique of Ministry in the Church's Tradition p. 117

Baptism: The Origin of Ministry p. 118

Evaluation of the Theology of Ministry in the Catholic Church Today p. 123

The Distinction between Clergy and Laity p. 126

The Character of Ordination p. 132

The Distinction between Sacred and Secular Ministries p. 141

The Church's Hierarchical Structure p. 146

Chapter 5 Catholic Ministry at the Service of the Church p. 155

One p. 156

Holy p. 161

Catholic p. 167

Apostolic p. 175.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Maldari, Donald C., author. Christian ministry in the divine milieu

ISBN:

9781626983137

1626983135

OCLC:

1057305214