The Christian Church: Biblical Origin, Historical Transformation, and Potential for the FutureFortress Press, 2007 M04 1 - 388 páginas With thoroughness and clarity, Hans Schwarz presents a historical and systematic understanding of the church - its worship and piety, its traditions and doctrines, its forms and structures. This skilled assessment outlines the impact of the church today and analyzes its prospects for the future. |
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Página 19
... Jerusalem or in Philippi , or even an assembly of Chris- tians in a certain home . Whether the particular use presupposes the uni- versal one and is derived from it , or whether 19 1: The Origin of the Church 1. Origin and meaning of ...
... Jerusalem or in Philippi , or even an assembly of Chris- tians in a certain home . Whether the particular use presupposes the uni- versal one and is derived from it , or whether 19 1: The Origin of the Church 1. Origin and meaning of ...
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... Jerusalem under great sacrifice , the temple did not regain its former splen- dor and the Jewish community in Jerusalem was supplemented by many other communities , from the Samaritans who did not go into exile to those who never ...
... Jerusalem under great sacrifice , the temple did not regain its former splen- dor and the Jewish community in Jerusalem was supplemented by many other communities , from the Samaritans who did not go into exile to those who never ...
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... Jerusalem at the time of Jesus , Hillel , consequently could affirm : " More Torah more life ; more assiduity more wisdom ; more counsel more understanding . . . . He who has acquired words of Torah has acquired for himself the life of ...
... Jerusalem at the time of Jesus , Hillel , consequently could affirm : " More Torah more life ; more assiduity more wisdom ; more counsel more understanding . . . . He who has acquired words of Torah has acquired for himself the life of ...
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... Jerusalem is the spiritual center of Judaism . In his History of the Jewish War Josephus gives a detailed description of the temple , its different divisions , the priests offi- ciating there , and the artwork located in the temple ...
... Jerusalem is the spiritual center of Judaism . In his History of the Jewish War Josephus gives a detailed description of the temple , its different divisions , the priests offi- ciating there , and the artwork located in the temple ...
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... Jerusalem and its temple.20 The Israelites remembered that at night they were once freed from the bondage of Egypt and they hoped that at night ( of one of the Passover feasts ) they would again find fulfillment of redemption when the ...
... Jerusalem and its temple.20 The Israelites remembered that at night they were once freed from the bondage of Egypt and they hoped that at night ( of one of the Passover feasts ) they would again find fulfillment of redemption when the ...
Contenido
d The phenomenon of free churches | 218 |
The Promise of the Future | 227 |
The Structural Elements of the Church | 229 |
The rediscovery of unity | 230 |
a The church of Vatican II | 231 |
b The churches in ecumenical dialogue | 235 |
1 The whole people of God | 239 |
a Christological character | 241 |
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2 The worshiping community | 61 |
b The church and its worship | 64 |
3 Unity and diversity | 73 |
One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church | 81 |
1 The formation of the canon | 82 |
2 The catholic dogma | 86 |
a Development and function of the creeds | 87 |
b God in Christ Jesus | 89 |
3 The apostolic office | 95 |
b Collegiality and the papal primacy | 100 |
The Great Transformation | 109 |
The Church as Institution and Ferment | 111 |
1 Administration of word and sacrament in the West | 112 |
b Baptism and Eucharist | 120 |
2 The piety of Eastern Christendom | 128 |
b The emphasis on divinization | 130 |
3 Church and state | 133 |
The Christian religion as nuisance and challenge | 134 |
The Christian faith as marvel and attraction | 137 |
b Transformation without surrender | 142 |
Demarcation between church and state in the West | 147 |
Four phases in the continuous struggle between church and state in the West | 150 |
Between Reformation and Revolution | 167 |
a The revolt of piety and humility Peter Waldo and Girolamo Savonarola | 169 |
b The revolt of autonomy and nationality John Wyclif and John Hus | 174 |
2 The Reformation movementA grass roots movement | 179 |
a The rediscovery of the catholic church Martin Luther | 181 |
b Structure versus Spirit Huldreich Zwingli and John Calvin Anabaptists Spiritualists and Enthusiasts | 187 |
3 The Reformationa mixed blessing | 201 |
b The danger of antagonistic entrenchment | 205 |
c The danger of individualism and secularism | 214 |
b Priesthood of all believers | 246 |
c The called leaders | 251 |
The office and its function | 255 |
Character of the call to the office | 257 |
Significance of Ordination | 261 |
2 The pronouncement of law and gospel | 263 |
a Basic unity and opposition between law and gospel | 264 |
b The significance of the law for the Christian | 268 |
c Pronouncement of absolution | 271 |
3 Administration of the sacraments | 274 |
b The efficacy of the sacraments | 277 |
The Church as Memory Anticipation and Hope | 293 |
a The necessity of tradition | 294 |
b Between heresy and truth | 297 |
c The community of saints | 300 |
2 The heart of the present | 302 |
a The conscience of society | 303 |
1 The church in its opposition to society | 305 |
2 The church in its stand above society | 307 |
3 Church and society in tension | 309 |
4 The churchs affirmation of society | 314 |
5 The task of the church to transform society | 318 |
b The haven of the neglected | 322 |
c The anticipation of the heavenly city | 325 |
3 The reminder of the future | 329 |
a The symbol of the future | 330 |
b The whole people of God | 332 |
c And God will dwell in their midst | 337 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 347 |
INDEX OF NAMES | 367 |
INDEX OF SUBJECTS | 373 |
INDEX OF BIBLICAL REFERENCES | 379 |
INDEX OF APOSTOLIC FATHERS | |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
The Christian Church: Biblical Origin, Historical Transformation, and ... Hans Schwarz Sin vista previa disponible - 1982 |
The Christian Church: Biblical Origin, Historical Transformation, and ... Hans Schwarz Sin vista previa disponible - 2007 |
Términos y frases comunes
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Pasajes populares
Página 133 - Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
Página 266 - For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do.
Página 245 - I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Página 70 - Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
Página 30 - Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Página 242 - And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh and will give them a heart of flesh, that they may walk in my statutes and keep mine ordinances and do them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
Página 88 - That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord" and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Página 84 - What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him," '°God has revealed to us through the Spirit.