Calvin’s Concept of the Church as mater fidelium (Mother of Believers), Viewed through His Concept of Accommodation

Is the church distinctive from us or are we ourselves the church? Unlike many protestant believers who understand the church as assembly of believers, Calvin defines the church as mater fidelium (mother of believers), just as the Catechism of Catholic Church describes, following Cyprian. To review i...

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Main Author: Cha, Jaeseung (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Journal of reformed theology
Year: 2015, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 182-201
IxTheo Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
KDB Roman Catholic Church
KDD Protestant Church
NBN Ecclesiology
Further subjects:B Accommodation Augustine Calvin church Cyprian mater fidelium
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)