Agents in Liturgy, Charity and Communication
Author : Pauliina Pylvänäinen
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 23,83 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Apostolic constitutions
ISBN : 9782503589183
The Go-Between: Augustine on Deacons
Author : Bart Koet
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 22,52 MB
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004391363
Book Description
In recent and contemporary scholarship, the deacon as a leader in the Early Church is an often-neglected subject. This book focuses on the roles and functions of the deacon in Augustine’s literary output. The author’s approach is detailed and appropriately cautious and is always attentive to the text. He analyses Augustine’s way of commenting on deacons and how the bishop of Hippo wrote about them, as well as his manner of preaching on saints and martyrs who were deacons. The book thus provides a new perspective on the early deacons who were not social workers, but go-betweens or intermediaries between the bishop and his flock, between the Scriptures and daily life, and between Church and society. He emphasises in particular how deacons were epistle bearers responsible for the world wide web of Early Christianity.
T&T Clark Handbook of the Early Church
Author : Ilaria L.E. Ramelli
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 745 pages
File Size : 31,56 MB
Release : 2021-12-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567680398
Book Description
Exploring the key documents, authors and themes of Early Christian traditions, this volume traces the vital trajectories of emerging distinctive Christian identity in the Graeco-Roman world. Special attention is given to the coherent growth of Christian faith in connection with worship, alongside the crucial transformation of Christian life and doctrine under the Christian Emperors. As well as offering a chronological development of the Early Church, the book examines the interaction between Christian worship and faith. In addition, readers interested in systematic theology can refer to chapters on the roots of some significant theological notions in Christian Antiquity, also with reference to ancient philosophy. Issues addressed include: · Distinctiveness of the Christian identity during the first centuries · Diversity of communities and their theologies · Connection between faith and worship · Transition from the persecuted minority to triumphant Church with Creeds · History of early Christian thought and modern systematic theology
Agents in Liturgy, Charity and Communication
Author : Pauliina Pylvänäinen
Publisher : Brepols Publishers
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 24,26 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Apostolic constitutions
ISBN : 9782503589176
Book Description
What did deacons do in the early church? This study is a contribution to resolving this question through evaluating the tasks of female deacons in The Apostolic Constitutions. What did women deacons do in the early church? This study is a contribution to resolving this topical question through evaluating the tasks of female deacons in the Apostolic Constitutions. This fourth-century document is the largest among the so-called ancient church orders. Pylvanainen divides the tasks of female deacons into three categories: liturgical, charitable and communicative. She analyses the individual concepts and verses within their contexts, paying special attention to the context of the document as a whole within the sphere of Jewish Christian interaction and from the viewpoint of the sources the compiler has used in remoulding the document.
Church of Our Granddaughters
Author : Carrie Frederick Frost
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 11,66 MB
Release : 2023-02-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1666744859
Book Description
Church of Our Granddaughters is a visionary work of theology and ethics that looks hopefully and lovingly two generations into the future, imagining the Orthodox Church’s practices and realities rightfully aligned with its core theological teachings and truths regarding women. This reverent but bold work offers the necessary insight and inspiration to create a community that welcomes all its members, our granddaughters as well as our grandsons, thus allowing the Orthodox Church to better incarnate its mission of service and transfiguration.
Word, Liturgy, Charity
Author : Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 31,26 MB
Release : 2018-05-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1498576273
Book Description
To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the restoration of the diaconate as a permanent and stable order of ministry in the United States, the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University undertook a contemporary study of the diaconate in the United States. Building on studies completed in 1981 and 1995 as well as annual research that CARA has conducted for the USCCB since 2005, CARA designed a comprehensive study of deacons, their wives, diaconate directors, and bishops to explore all aspects of this ministry. This book explores trends in the diaconate as well as current and emerging opportunities and challenges in the ministry. Deacons and their wives, diaconate directors, and bishops share insights about how those trends impact diaconal ministry today and into the future.
The Original Bishops
Author : Alistair C. Stewart
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 45,59 MB
Release : 2014-05-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1441245707
Book Description
A Jesus Creed 2015 Book of the Year This work provides a new starting point for studying the origins of church offices. Alistair Stewart, a leading authority on early Christianity and a meticulous scholar, provides essential groundwork for historical and theological discussions. Stewart refutes a long-held consensus that church offices emerged from collective leadership at the end of the first century. He argues that governance by elders was unknown in the first centuries and that bishops emerged at the beginning of the church; however, they were nothing like bishops of a later period. The church offices as presently known emerged in the late second century. Stewart debunks widespread assumptions and misunderstandings, offers carefully nuanced readings of the ancient evidence, and fully interacts with pertinent secondary scholarship.
Compendium
Author : Catholic Church
Publisher : USCCB Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,21 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781574557251
Book Description
As hunger for the faith continues to grow, Pope Benedict XVI gives the Catholic Church the food it seeks with 598 questions and answers in the
Communication as Mission
Author : L. Stanislaus
Publisher : ISPCK
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 10,58 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Communication
ISBN : 9788184580068
Book Description
Contributed articles presented at the National Consultation on Communication as Mission held in Pune from 12-16 Dec. 2006 organized by Ishvani Kendra.
The Joy of the Gospel
Author : Pope Francis
Publisher : Image
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 44,60 MB
Release : 2014-10-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0553419544
Book Description
The perfect gift! A specially priced, beautifully designed hardcover edition of The Joy of the Gospel with a foreword by Robert Barron and an afterword by James Martin, SJ. “The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus… In this Exhortation I wish to encourage the Christian faithful to embark upon a new chapter of evangelization marked by this joy, while pointing out new paths for the Church’s journey in years to come.” – Pope Francis This special edition of Pope Francis's popular message of hope explores themes that are important for believers in the 21st century. Examining the many obstacles to faith and what can be done to overcome those hurdles, he emphasizes the importance of service to God and all his creation. Advocating for “the homeless, the addicted, refugees, indigenous peoples, the elderly who are increasingly isolated and abandoned,” the Holy Father shows us how to respond to poverty and current economic challenges that affect us locally and globally. Ultimately, Pope Francis demonstrates how to develop a more personal relationship with Jesus Christ, “to recognize the traces of God’s Spirit in events great and small.” Profound in its insight, yet warm and accessible in its tone, The Joy of the Gospel is a call to action to live a life motivated by divine love and, in turn, to experience heaven on earth. Includes a foreword by Robert Barron, author of Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith and James Martin, SJ, author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage
