Peter C. Phan, The Gift of the Church: A Textbook on Ecclesiology in Honor of Patrick Granfield, O.S.B. Michael Glazier Books, 2000.
Referenced in: Ecclesiologies
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Theology of Mission and Ministry.
Summary: This work is an example of biblical ecclesiology. The author is a Catholic, and some of the chapters discuss items that are specific to that tradition. Most of this work, however, has value beyond his context. The first three chapters provide interesting history on how ecclesiology develops from the New Testament, from the early church to the Reformation, and from modernity to the twentieth century. Chapter 7 discusses theological method for ecclesiology. From there, authors theologize about certain aspects of the church such as church as communion, worshipping community, etc. There are also chapters that develop the theology of anthropology, spirituality, evangelism, social mission, and women in ministry.
From the Publisher
As the Church enters its third millennium, it must take stock of its identity and mission. The essays in The Gift of the Church address the fundamental issues confronting the Church in its immediate future. Their authors represent the most prominent ecclesiologists of our time.
About the Author
Peter C. Phan holds the Ignacio Ellacuria Chair of Catholic Social Thought at Georgetown University. The first non-Anglo person to be elected President of Catholic Theological Society of America, his books include Mission and Catechesis (1999), Christianity with an Asia Face (2003), and Vietnamese-American Catholics (2005).
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