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Divided into 3 parts, this handbook provides a wide-ranging survey and analysis of the Christian Church. The first section addresses the scriptural foundations of ecclesiology; the second section outlines the historical and confessional aspects of the topic; and the final part discusses a variety of contemporary and topical themes in ecclesiology. Compiled and written by leading scholars in the field, the T&T Clark Handbook of Ecclesiology covers a range of key topics in the context of their development and importance in each stream of historic Christianity and the confessional traditions. The contributors cover traditional matters such as creedal notes, but also tackle questions of ordination, orders of ministry, and sacraments. This handbook is extensive enough to provide a true overview of the field, but the essays are also concise enough to be read as reference selections.
Church --- Ecclesiastical theology --- Ecclesiology --- Theology, Ecclesiastical --- People of God --- Theology --- 26 --- 26 <03> --- Ecclesiologie. De Kerk:--theologisch --- Ecclesiologie. De Kerk:--theologisch--Naslagwerken. Referentiewerken --- 26 Ecclesiologie. De Kerk:--theologisch --- 26 Ecclesiologie. L'Eglise catholique --- Ecclesiologie. L'Eglise catholique --- 26 <03> Ecclesiologie. De Kerk:--theologisch--Naslagwerken. Referentiewerken --- 26 <03> Ecclesiologie. L'Eglise catholique--Naslagwerken. Referentiewerken --- Ecclesiologie. L'Eglise catholique--Naslagwerken. Referentiewerken
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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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