Ecclesiology Essays

“What are the downstairs of disconnecting eschatology from our understanding the church?” Brad Harper in his book Exploring Ecclesiology has been mention the dialectical relationship between the church and the eschatological kingdom. The author has been asking what is the function of the church a –via the kingdom of God? The author stated that the church is the doorway to the kingdom. He has stated that this connection is, perhaps most clearly attested in Jesus’s response to Peter’s confession

kingdom. an inconsistency among New Testament scholars, in which, they attest that Jesus was charismatic. This is because to have a charismatic ministry goes against what is secular and scientific. Today many do not have the Pentecostal view of ecclesiology, because they do not recognize the transference of the Spirit on the day of Pentecost from Jesus to the disciples. The power of God that enabled Jesus to do signs and wonders is with us too. It is to our advantage, Jesus said, that he goes to the

INTRODUCTION Anderson notes that Jesus' mission "was not entirely completed in his death and resurrection" (p. 189). He understands that Jesus' missional activity continues as he sends the Spirit to form and gift the church to participate with him in his ongoing paracletic ministry on earth. The Eschatological Nature of Apostolic Ministry Anderson’s position in chapter 12 is Jesus' ministry has a distinctly "eschatological nature" in that it brings into the present, piece-by-piece, and through the

Rausch, T., Towards a Truly Catholic Church: An Ecclesiology for the Third Millennium (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2005), 131-151. Short summary Since the First Council of Constantinople in 381, we Christian have a belief in “one, holy, catholic and apostolic church”. First, the Church should be one. Eucharistic celebration and the biblical concept of the “People of God” are exemplified for this. However, the Church has been divided into numerous denominations and lost communion each other

Spirit, and third the Spirit of Truth. The New Covenant Community: What was really interesting that the word church was not used in the gospel of John but was only used twice in all the synoptic gospels and that was in Matthew (16:18; 18:17)? The ecclesiology of John is strictly focused on Jesus as the new Israel. In the gospel of John his teaching on the churches is tied to the Old Testament. Another important key term in the gospel of John is pisteuo means “to believe”. Last thing: John’s realized

What is unique about the event of Vatican II is this was the first theological / pastoral council among the ecumenical councils already held in the history of the Church. The previous councils had a more dogmatic purpose, aiming at showing where the Catholic faith is based. Faced with the challenges of modernity such as social, cultural, political and religious, it was perceptible to Pope John XXIII that proposing a concord that would again study the dogmas of the Church would not be able to transform

To start, chapters 1 and 3 of Cavanaugh’s book examine “pathologies” of the modern state, while more specifically, chapter 1 analyzes its history and that of the modern nation-state. Cavanaugh argues that “neither state nor nation is natural or essential for the promotion of the common good (page 5).” Cavanaugh provides his readers with a very useful overview of contemporary thinking towards political theology from a Catholic perspective, perhaps a leftist one at that. In the introduction, he states

The present paper will test an interpretation of σάρξ in Galatians, which may have bearing on the ecclesiology that is expressed in this letter. While polysemous approaches have dominated the interpretation of σάρξ, a monosemous approach will adpoted in the sense that the function of σάρξ functions as a resource in the construct of collective identity will be explored. The hypothesis implies that Paul was highly critical to the way collective identity was used, and the meaning it was given, by some

Law and Gospel: Luther looked at the law of the Old Testament, particularly the Law of Moses and the gospel as different. He said that the gospel replaces the law. Therefore, he saw a sharp gap between the way God dealt with people in the Old Testament and the way God deals with people today. He identified the purposes of the law as civil and theological. God provided the Law of Moses to establish civil regulations and to lead people to the truth of justification by faith in Christ. He acknowledged

Recontextualization: Religion in Postmodern Times Mark C. Taylor, in his essay Reframing Postmodernisms, said, “For some postmodernism suggests the death of God and disappearance of religion, for others, the return of traditional faith, and for still others, the possibility of recasting religious ideas” (11). However, Lieven Boeve, again, talked about the Christian Church and its potential to be viewed in postmodern lens only if a few adjustments would be made. He advocated for the renewed contextualization

understand Christ sacrifice we too must strive to become one with Christ each day shedding our old self and become a New Creation filled with God’s glory and power. Ps.86:9, Mt 22:37-40; Rom 8:20-21, 29, 11:36: I Cor. 6:20 Col, 3:10 and Rev. 4:11 The Ecclesiology view of Connectedness can be found in the formation of the Church of Christ. True to form no church is similar, although formalized denominationalism would argue that the methodology does create cohesion and connection, Most Christians understand

The document encourages a mature faith, particularly through six dimensions: Knowledge of the Faith, Liturgical Life, Moral Formation, Prayer, Communal Life, and a Missionary Spirit. While each of the six plays a pivotal role in adult faith formation, the dimension of Communal Life is particularly helpful for my thinking about the formation of retreat leaders. Theologically, it grounds the practice of accompaniment in a listening community; it reinforces the communal nature of faith that is valued

for themselves” even though many throughout the ages have tried to twists the words of the denomination for personal gain. Wills is trying to show how the protestant faith evolved from 1785-1900, and through that time how church discipline and ecclesiology evolved in this time period. The majority of “churches

Rites, Morals and Community: East-West Perspectives on the Role of Ritual Daniela Rusu 1. Introduction Confucius (551-479) and Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) both take up a cornerstone position in the history of thinking about society. When we zoom in on their conceptions on the social functions of rites, we find both overlap and have strong differences. Both Confucius and Kant attached great importance to areas like religion, rituals, study and education in society. Confucius however, adheres to a

the modern scholars find difficult to define the term. Paul’s mysticism is expressed by his term “in Christ,” and “in Lord.” Paul uses these terms very frequently in his epistles and this usage has implications to his Christology, soteriology, ecclesiology, eschatology, and also ethics. This expresses the importance of the need of studying

Smith 19 Christianity is a religion based off of the belief in Jesus Christ and that He created the world and sent His son to die for us. He did many miracles and healed many people, HE died on the cross to forgive the sins of humans and give everyone the chance to go to heaven. Without Hum humans would spend the rest of eternity in hell. The Trinity is word that is used to describe God in three persons. The Trinity includes God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Even though these