{"product_id":"9780567070449","title":"Reshaping Ecumenical Theology The Church Made Whole?","description":"\u003ch1\u003eReshaping Ecumenical Theology\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Church Made Whole?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePaul Avis\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Theology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReshaping Ecumenical Theology\u003c\/i\u003e  is a major contribution to the  study of the Church. It provides clear and authoritative orientation for  the student, while probing deep into a range of key issues in  ecclesiology and ecumenical dialogue from a critical standpoint that  will stimulate discussion among scholars and ecumenists. It reclaims  some old orthodoxies, while challenging some new ones, and points to a  deeper and more personal engagement with the major traditions of the  Christian Church as the way to fuller unity and more effective mission.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReshaping Ecumenical Theology\u003c\/i\u003e   argues that the values of difference and diversity and the priority of  mission and evangelisation must shape our picture of unity. It  transcends old arguments about 'establishment', by showing that all  churches are compelled to develop a constructive relationship to the  modern state, wherever possible, if they are to be effective in mission.  The central ecumenical notion of 'reception' is re-interpreted, not as  the faithful unquestioningly receiving the teaching of church  authorities, but as the process whereby the whole Church discerns the  truth of new developments.  The mantra 'baptism is complete sacramental  initiation' is challenged, and the place of confirmation is secured  within a total process of initiation. The ministry of the episcopate is  affirmed, but only by being related to the gospel on which the Church is  founded. The nature of communion is examined and the imperative of  maintaining it against divisive tendencies is affirmed. 'The  hermeneutics of unity' shows that we are shaped by each other through  the conflict or rivalry of traditions: 'We are what we are because you  are what you are'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 April 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eT\u0026amp;T Clark\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780567070449\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51515259060364,"sku":"9780567070449","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_8329944a-ad01-494b-936d-110bd47a219e.jpg?v=1784690999","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780567070449","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}