The Ecumenism of the Polyhedron: A New Ecclesiology?
The article discusses the image of a polyhedron, a three- dimensional body with many angles and surfaces such as a prism, used by Pope Francis for the first time in Evangelii gaudium in a general ecclesiological sense to describe the Church as a whole. It explain the developments that have occurred...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
2019
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Journal of ecumenical studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 54, Issue: 3, Pages: 442-454 |
IxTheo Classification: | KDB Roman Catholic Church NBN Ecclesiology |
Further subjects: | B
Practical Theology
B Pentecostals B unity and diversity in the church B Pope Francis B POLYHEDRA B Ecumenism B Ecclesiology B Catholic Church B ECCLESIA (Christian art) B Francis, Pope, 1936- B polyedron B Church History |
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Summary: | The article discusses the image of a polyhedron, a three- dimensional body with many angles and surfaces such as a prism, used by Pope Francis for the first time in Evangelii gaudium in a general ecclesiological sense to describe the Church as a whole. It explain the developments that have occurred in Catholic ecclesiology in light of the successive geometric symbols used to describe the mystery of the Church. |
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ISSN: | 2162-3937 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of ecumenical studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/ecu.2019.0021 |