The unity of the church: a theological state of the art and beyond

The unity of the church and the Reformed tradition : an introduction / Eduardus Van der Borght -- pt. 1. Framing unity of the church as a theological problem. Communion : responding to God's gift / Lukas Vischer -- Church unity, territorialism, and state formation in the era of confessionalisat...

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Corporate Author: International Reformed Theological Instituteg(7th, 2007, Cluj-Napoca, Romania), International Conference (Other)
Contributors: Borght, Ed. A. J. G. van der 1956- (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill 2010
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Series/Journal:Studies in Reformed theology 1571-4799 v. 18
Studies in Reformed theology v. 18
Further subjects:B Church Unity Congresses
B Conference papers and proceedings
B Church
B Ecumenical theology
B Church ; Unity
B Ecclesiology
B Religion
B Doctrines
B RELIGION ; Christian Theology ; General
B Reformed Church Congresses Doctrines
B Church Congresses Unity
B Inter-confessional dialogue
B Congresses
B Reformed Church
B Unity
B Reformed Church Doctrines Congresses
B Electronic books Conference proceedings
B Reformed Church ; Doctrines
B Conference program
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Summary:The unity of the church and the Reformed tradition : an introduction / Eduardus Van der Borght -- pt. 1. Framing unity of the church as a theological problem. Communion : responding to God's gift / Lukas Vischer -- Church unity, territorialism, and state formation in the era of confessionalisation / Wim Janse -- Parallel coexistence of churches : the church in Transylvania : its unity and disunity : a contextualized example / Juhász Tamás -- "Is Christ divided?" : an analysis of the theological justification of a church schism / J.H. (Amie) van Wyk -- Calvinus Oecumenicus : Calvin's vision of the unity and Catholicity of the church / I. John Hesselink -- pt. 2. The tools for the unity of the church : a theological analysis. One church and the pure preaching of the word : theses and observations on the theme / Alasdair Heron -- A biblical theological hermeneutics, the pure preaching of the word of God, and the unity of the church / Seung-Goo Lee -- The medium and the message : sola scriptura and (dis)unity in the Reformed tradition / Dora Bernhardt -- The unity of the church and the pure administration of the sacraments / Lyle D. Bierma -- Confessions as instruments of (dis)unity? / Dirkie Smit -- Forms of unity or of disunity : the confessions in the recent history of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands / Henk van den Belt -- Gospel discipline and church (dis)unity in the Reformed tradition / Alan P.F. Sell -- pt. 3. Ecumenical explorations on the unity of the church. The healing of memories : finding one another again in Christ / Jeffrey Gros -- An asymptotic dialogue? : a response to Jeffrey Gros / Leo J. Koffeman -- Ecumenical theology and the unity of the church : a Reformed understanding of ecumenical engagement and the unity of the church / Setri Nyomi -- 'No popery' : a blessing or a curse? : ministry as an instrument of unity within the Reformed tradition / Eduardus Van der Borght -- Office as an instrument of unity / Allan Janssen -- pt. 4. The theological basis for the unity of the church. One God and one church : considerations on the unity of the church from the perspective of biblical theology / Abraham van de Beek -- One Savior, one church : reconciliation as justification and "new creation" / Philippe Theron -- The reality of the unified church / Annette Mosher -- The church as an echo of the Triune God / Christiaan Mostert -- Is the Triune God a model for the one church? : reply to Christiaan Mostert / Paul Wells -- Trinitarian ecclesiology and the search for unity : a Reformed reading of Miroslav Volf / Gijsbert van den Brink -- The church as sacrament / Martien E. Brinkman
Item Description:The articles in this volume stem from contributions to the Seventh Biannual Conference of the academic network of International Reformed Theological Institute (IRTI) held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania from 3 to 8 July 2007. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
ISBN:9004179682