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This book argues that modern ecclesiology exhibits two unfortunate tendencies: it describes the church in ideal terms, rather than directly addressing the problems of its everyday, sinful activity; and it undermines the distinctiveness of the church and its way of life. The book analyzes the impact of pluralism and inclusivism upon ecclesiology, and draws upon Balthasar's theodramatic theory, MacIntyre's theory of traditional inquiry, postmodern critiques of humanism, and postmodern ethnography to develop a more flexible and concrete ecclesiology that can better address the practical and pastoral needs of the church. This alternative ecclesiology strongly affirms the need for the church to debate with those who challenge its claims and their embodiment, both from within and externally. The book concludes by discussing how the church may construct its own theological forms of historical, sociological and ethnographic analysis of both the church and society.

Church. --- Ecclesiastical theology --- Ecclesiology --- Theology, Ecclesiastical --- People of God --- Theology --- Church --- 260.1 --- 260.1 Ecclesiologie:--algemene vraagstukken --- Ecclesiologie:--algemene vraagstukken --- Arts and Humanities --- Religion --- Church and the world. --- Christian life. --- Methodology. --- Christian life --- Christians --- Discipleship --- Religious life --- Theology, Practical --- Propaedeutics of theology --- Christianity and the world --- Church and society --- Society and the church --- World and the church --- Worldliness (Theology) --- Mission of the church --- Christianity and international relations --- Christianity --- Propaedeutics

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Ecclesiology is the study of the church and has two focal points; the one is the historical and doctrinal perspective on the church, and the other is the church as situated in a local context in the sense of the local practices of actual congregations. The ecclesiology or, more correctly, the ecclesiologies of this volume mainly focuses on the second aspect, i.e., understanding the local congregation or parish as a community of believers. A congregation may firstly be described by posing a theological question: What is the local missional church or congregation all about? This question may be answered from different perspectives, but it remains essential to answer it from a theological perspective. The first five chapters in this book focus mainly on a theological understanding of the congregation. This is done from different disciplines within the study field of theology. Congregations are, secondly, social realities and should be described and analysed through an analytical or empirical lens, or, to answer the question attached to the first empirical-descriptive task of practical theology, “What is going on?”. The remaining chapters use a quantitative and qualitative lens and give an empirical analysis of the congregation. The intention is to critically reflect on the church and congregations’ ecclesiology from a theological and analytical perspective with an emphasis on the South African context. It wants to map markers for the development of contemporary ecclesiologies, and the different chapters are meant as mirrors to look in and reflect on the theological and contextual relevance of denominations and congregations in South Africa.

Religious gatherings --- Church --- Congregational churches --- Mission of the church --- 260.1 --- 26 <6> --- 26 <6> Ecclesiologie. De Kerk:--theologisch--Afrika --- 26 <6> Ecclesiologie. L'Eglise catholique--Afrique --- Ecclesiologie. De Kerk:--theologisch--Afrika --- Ecclesiologie. L'Eglise catholique--Afrique --- 260.1 Ecclesiologie:--algemene vraagstukken --- Ecclesiologie:--algemene vraagstukken --- Christian sects --- Ecclesiastical theology --- Ecclesiology --- Theology, Ecclesiastical --- People of God --- Theology --- Assemblies, Religious --- Congregations (Religious gatherings) --- Gatherings, Religious --- Religious assemblies --- Religious meetings --- Councils and synods --- Meetings --- Mission --- Purpose --- Christian Churches & denominations --- Christianity --- faith communities --- theology --- denominational perspective --- Dutch Reformed Church --- congregations --- church --- ecclesiology --- missio dei --- the Jesus walk --- spiritual

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Il y a une "ecclésiosphère" comme il y a une américanosphère et une soviétosphère. Longtemps, on a parlé des deux blocs : or "L'Express" titrait : "Le Pape, Troisième Grand". Pourquoi ce "Troisième Grand" fascine-t-il les médias ? Ne dit-on pas que la religion décline parce que la pratique recule ? Et cependant, elle est partout présente, partie prenante dans tout. La France et la Papauté sont les deux pôles de cette enquête. Comment la France peut-elle passer pour un pays profondément déchristianisé et, pourtant, tenacement catholique ? Comment, de Rome, gère-t-on les immenses différences des Eglises dans le monde et la diversité de leurs insertions, au nom de l'unique catholique ? Quel grand dessein - religieux, politique, humanitaire - inspire le Saint-Siège ? L'éminent sociologue nous introduit et nous guide dans ce monde de... l'Eglise.

Church --- Catholic Church --- History --- France --- Church history --- 260.1 --- #GGSB: Kerkgeschiedenis --- #GGSB: Ecclesiologie --- Ecclesiastical theology --- Ecclesiology --- Theology, Ecclesiastical --- People of God --- Theology --- Ecclesiologie:--algemene vraagstukken --- -Catholic Church --- -Church of Rome --- Roman Catholic Church --- Katholische Kirche --- Katolyt︠s︡ʹka t︠s︡erkva --- Römisch-Katholische Kirche --- Römische Kirche --- Ecclesia Catholica --- Eglise catholique --- Eglise catholique-romaine --- Katolicheskai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ --- Chiesa cattolica --- Iglesia Católica --- Kościół Katolicki --- Katolicki Kościół --- Kościół Rzymskokatolicki --- Nihon Katorikku Kyōkai --- Katholikē Ekklēsia --- Gereja Katolik --- Kenesiyah ha-Ḳatolit --- Kanisa Katoliki --- כנסיה הקתולית --- כנסייה הקתולית --- 가톨릭교 --- 천주교 --- Doctrines --- Church history. --- -History --- 260.1 Ecclesiologie:--algemene vraagstukken --- Doctrines. --- History. --- Ecclesiologie --- Kerkgeschiedenis --- Church of Rome --- France - Church history --- Christianisme --- Église et État --- Sociologie. --- FRANCE. --- Histoire religieuse --- 19e siècle. --- Église catholique --- Papauté. --- Église et société. --- Papauté --- Sociologie religieuse. --- Sociologie --- Histoire.

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Cultural pluralism --- Diversité culturelle --- European Parliament --- European Union. --- Democracy --- -342.53 EUR --- 260.1 Europees Parlement --- Self-government --- Political science --- Equality --- Representative government and representation --- Republics --- Eurōpaiko Koinovoulio --- Europäisches Parlament --- Europees Parlement --- Parlement européen --- Parlamento europeo --- Europese Parlement --- Europa-Parlament --- Parlament Europeu --- Parlament Europejski --- Ōshū Gikai --- Parlamento della Comunità europea --- Parlamento Europeu --- EUROPARL --- European Parliamentary Assembly --- European Union countries --- -EU countries --- Euroland --- Europe --- Politics and government --- -Politics and government --- European Communities. Parliament --- Diversité culturelle --- Parlement européen --- 342.53 EUR --- European Parliament. --- E.U. --- Politics and government. --- Democracy - European Union countries.

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With the European Parliament comprising politicians from many different countries, cultures, languages, national parties and institutional backgrounds, one might expect politics in the Parliament to be highly-fragmented and unpredictable. By studying more than 12,000 recorded votes between 1979 and 2004 this 2007 book establishes that the opposite is in fact true: transnational parties in the European Parliament are highly cohesive and the classic 'left-right' dimension dominates voting behaviour. Furthermore, the cohesion of parties in the European Parliament has increased as the powers of the Parliament have increased. The authors suggest that the main reason for these developments is that like-minded MEPs have incentives to form stable transnational party organizations and to use these organizations to compete over European Union policies. They suggest that this is a positive development for the future of democratic accountability in the European Union.

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