The Identity and Purpose of the Church
“The church's purpose is not its own. The church is present in the world on behalf of the God by whose grace it has been called into existence. Thus, at the heart of the church's act of self-definition is a basic theological question: What is the nature of God's presence in the world?...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
1985
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Theology today
Year: 1985, Volume: 42, Issue: 3, Pages: 342-352 |
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| Summary: | “The church's purpose is not its own. The church is present in the world on behalf of the God by whose grace it has been called into existence. Thus, at the heart of the church's act of self-definition is a basic theological question: What is the nature of God's presence in the world?” |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/004057368504200308 |