Ecclesial Visibility as a Byproduct of Discipleship: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Understanding of the Visible Church and Its Ecumenical Implications
This article provides an account of Bonhoeffer's understanding of church visibility, and considers the implications that account has for the contemporary Catholic-Lutheran dialogue. By tracing the roles of divine and human agency within Bonhoeffer's understanding of church visibility, the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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Pro ecclesia
Year: 2020, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 198-216 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich 1906-1945
/ Church
/ Visibility
/ Discipleship of Christ (motif)
/ Ecumene
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDJ Ecumenism NBN Ecclesiology |
| Further subjects: | B
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
B Ecumenism B Discipleship B Human Agency B Ecclesiology B Catholic-Lutheran dialogue B visible church B divine agency |
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Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | This article provides an account of Bonhoeffer's understanding of church visibility, and considers the implications that account has for the contemporary Catholic-Lutheran dialogue. By tracing the roles of divine and human agency within Bonhoeffer's understanding of church visibility, the article argues that Bonhoeffer understands church visibility as a byproduct of discipleship. Applied to the Catholic-Lutheran dialogue, such an account implies that church visibility ought not be a goal of the dialogue, but rather an inevitable byproduct of discipleship to Christ which takes place as Christians follow after Christ together. |
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| ISSN: | 2631-8334 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Pro ecclesia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1063851219891533 |