The Church: Relic of the Past or Part of the Gospel Story?

This article is a practical-theological discourse about the appearance and the importance of the Church. For many who are interested in Christianity, there are different obstacles in the form of the institutional Church and organised religion. We cannot avoid the fact that the Church does not have a...

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Main Author: Černý, Pavel (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Amsterdam University Press [2019]
In: European journal of theology
Year: 2019, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 44-53
IxTheo Classification:KDG Free church
NBN Ecclesiology
RB Church office; congregation
Further subjects:B Liberation Theology
B Practical Theology
B Salvation
B Church work
B Kingdom of God
B Christianity
B BIBLE. Epistles of John

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