| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 199 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction : the Catholic principle -- The concept of Catholicity : yesterday and today -- Catholicity from above : the fullness of God in Christ -- Catholicity from below : the aspirations of nature -- Catholicity in breadth : mission and communion -- Catholicity in length : tradition and development -- The structures of Catholicity : sacramental and hierarchical -- The centre of Catholicity : Roman primacy -- Catholic and Protestant : contrary or complementary? -- Conclusion -- Appendices |
| Summary |
Nearly all Christians profess allegiance to the holy catholic church, but the meaning of the term "catholic" is widely disputed. This book investigates the historical use of the word and the various aspects of catholicity. Beginning with the word's divine source in Christ as "the first-born of all creation," Dulles goes on to discuss such topics as the "catholic principle," Catholicism as a specific ecclesial type, and the possibility of a "Protestant Catholicism." He concludes by asking how, given the current "parochial" appearance of Christianity, any Christian church can plausibly claim to be catholic |
| Analysis |
Christian church Catholicity |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
880-01 Church -- Catholicity.
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880-01/(S γ̐ưEglise -- Catholicitγ̐ưe |
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RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Ecclesiology.
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Church -- Catholicity
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Ecclesiologie.
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Katholiciteit van de Kerk.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780198266952 |
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0198266952 |
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9780191600555 |
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0191600555 |
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