The Potential of Ecclesial Metaphors in Systematic Ecclesiology

In recent decades, the use of metaphor in ecclesiology has been broadly critiqued on the ground that metaphors are too abstract and idealized to advance our understanding of the concrete church in history; consequently, ecclesiology has embraced an "empirical turn," incorporating fields li...

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Main Author: Raby, Elyse J. 19XX- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2022
In: Horizons
Year: 2022, Volume: 49, Issue: 1, Pages: 49-78
IxTheo Classification:KDB Roman Catholic Church
NBN Ecclesiology
Further subjects:B Maurice Merleau-Ponty
B Pope Francis
B Ecclesiology
B Catholic Church
B body of Christ
B Method
B Metaphor
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