The Unity of Individual and Ecclesial Graces in the Roles of the Saints

Adequate theological attention is not paid to the unity of charisms given to individuals for their sanctification and charisms given to individuals for the building up of the Church, Karl Rahner wrote. Ecclesiology grounded in theological anthropology remedies this, bringing the neglected saints int...

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Main Author: Sullivan, Patricia A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2007
In: Irish theological quarterly
Year: 2007, Volume: 72, Issue: 4, Pages: 371-390
Further subjects:B Veneration
B Ecclesiology
B Saints
B Communion of saints
B Theological Anthropology
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Summary:Adequate theological attention is not paid to the unity of charisms given to individuals for their sanctification and charisms given to individuals for the building up of the Church, Karl Rahner wrote. Ecclesiology grounded in theological anthropology remedies this, bringing the neglected saints into renewed and proper focus and showing that their roles of model, companion, and intercessor are intrinsically related and equally important in the life of the Church. Theological de-emphasis of any of these roles can result in anomalies that do not uphold a truly Catholic understanding of sacramentality as manifested in the communion of saints. The Church's essential charismatic dimension is found preeminently in the saints and in the veneration of them.
ISSN:1752-4989
Contains:Enthalten in: Irish theological quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0021140008088809