The turn to the church in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries : a promising ecclesiology / Sjoerd Mulder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mulder, Sjoerd, author.

Series:

Routledge Contemporary Ecclesiology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church renewal--History of doctrines.

Church renewal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 pages)

Edition:

1 ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England ; New York, New York : Routledge, [2022]

Summary:

"This book investigates the recent renewed theological focus on ecclesiology and the practices of the church. In light of the diminishing role of the church in Western society over the last century, it considers how theologians have come to view church life as essential to faith and theological thinking. The chapters analyse key works by John Milbank, Stanley Hauerwas and Nicholas Healy, and bring them into conversation with an earlier phase in church history. The historical comparison focuses on the renewal of ecclesiology in Roman Catholic theology in the early twentieth century, represented by Romano Guardini, Odo Casel and Henri de Lubac. Outlining how the present 'turn to the church' can be seen as promising, the volume provides readers with a sketch of how a church-centred theology might assist the church in inhabiting an increasingly 'post-Christian' world"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-321348-0

1-003-21348-0

1-000-57096-7

1-000-57098-3

9781003213482

OCLC:

1294399924