A Place for Communion: Reflections on an Ecclesiology of Parish Life
Theologians have demonstrated curious restraint in assigning theological meaning to the parish. I argue here for a renewed attention to the parish as an ecclesial place, that is, a geographical site situated in particular contexts where ecclesial relationships of communion unfold by the power of t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
[2017]
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| In: |
Theological studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 78, Issue: 4, Pages: 825-849 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Catholic church
/ Church congregation
/ Ecclesiology
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| IxTheo Classification: | KDB Roman Catholic Church NBN Ecclesiology RB Church office; congregation |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Holy Spirit B Church B Fellowship B Minorities B Communities B Blood Religious aspects Christianity B Lord's Supper B Parish |
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| Summary: | Theologians have demonstrated curious restraint in assigning theological meaning to the parish. I argue here for a renewed attention to the parish as an ecclesial place, that is, a geographical site situated in particular contexts where ecclesial relationships of communion unfold by the power of the Holy Spirit for the sake of God's mission. Simply put, parishes functionor at least ought to functionas the places where histories of communion are manifested in the context of grace and struggle in the real world. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-1304 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040563917731746 |