Conciliarism : a history of decision-making in the church / Paul Valliere, Butler University, Indianapolis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Valliere, Paul, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conciliar theory--History.

Conciliar theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 289 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

The conciliar testament

The conciliar tradition

The conciliar theory

Conciliarism in Anglican experience

The Pan-Anglican Council.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-23025-X

1-139-23453-6

1-280-48570-1

1-139-23305-X

9786613580689

1-139-23083-2

1-139-22937-0

1-139-05945-9

1-139-23228-2

1-139-23382-3

OCLC:

780425843