Receiving 'The Nature and Mission of the Church'

Download or read book Receiving 'The Nature and Mission of the Church' written by Paul M. Collins and published by T&T Clark. This book was released on 2008-08-13 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Collins and Michael Fahey present a collection of responses to The Nature and Mission of the Church, a major study on Ecclesiology published by the World Council of Churches in 2006. The study seeks to express common convictions about the Church's nature and mission, and to identify the ecclesiological issues which continue to divide the various branches of the Christian Church today. Stemming from a wide denominational and geographical range of contributors the responses offer doctrinal, theological and hermeneutical perspectives and analysis on the study's formation and content. The book also provides a valuable consideration of the ecumenical ramifications posed and the development of ecumenical ecclesiology in general. This presents a rich and diverse assessment of the issues at hand and strong focus on the future of ecclesiology. (back cover).