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The Real Church: An Ecclesiology of the Visible

The Real Church: An Ecclesiology of the Visible

Hegstad, Harald

Paperback

Religion General General Christianity

ISBN10: 0227174097
ISBN13: 9780227174098
Publisher: James Clarke Company
Published: Jun 27 2013
Pages: 258
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.54 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A study of the Church as the social reality of the community of believers, with sociological and theological insights on contemporary ecclesiological issues.

What does it mean to believe in the church? What is the relationship between the church we believe in and the church we experience? Is there an invisible church that is different from the visible? This book is an argument for an ecclesiology of the visible. The only church, the real church, is a concrete reality made up of people, just like any other fellowship. What distinguishes it as church is the presence of the triune God among those who gather in the name of Jesus, making it a sign and anticipation of the fellowship of the kingdom of God. From this premise Dr. Hegstad analyzes such issues as the relationship between church and world, mission and diakoni, church as fellowship and organization, ministries in the church, worship, and the unity of the church, as well as discussing the relationship between a sociological and a theological understanding of the church.

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