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Nov 2, 2018 · His most famous work, Models of the Church, published in 1974, was a groundbreaking survey of ecclesiology in which he offered several different yet complementary ways of entering into the...
Feb 1, 2012 · A Doubleday Image book. Includes bibliographical references. The use of models in ecclesiology -- The church as institution -- The church as mystical communion -- The church as sacrament -- The church as herald -- The church as servant -- The church and eschatology -- The true church -- The church and the churches -- Ecclesiology and ministry ...
Aug 1, 1991 · Avery Dulles, a learned and objective theologian, who writes with beautiful clarity and comprehensiveness, presents five models of the Church, showing their values & limitations.
Jan 1, 1974 · This 1976 book by the late theologian Cardinal Avery Dulles SJ was a landmark in Catholic ecclesiology. Presenting several "models" or ways of looking at the Christian Church, it expands our way of thinking beyond the institutional model (the external Church in its visible) structure common in Catholicism before the Second Vatican Council.
- S.J. Avery Dulles
May 14, 2002 · Welcoming this as a sign of vitality, Avery Dulles has carefully studied the writings of contemporary Protestant and Catholic ecclesiologists and sifted out six major approaches, or "models,"...
Welcoming this as a sign of vitality, Avery Dulles has carefully studied the writings of contemporary Protestant and Catholic ecclesiologists and sifted out six major approaches, or “models,” through which the Church’s character can be understood: as Institution, Mystical Communion, Sacrament, Herald, Servant, and, in a recent addition to ...
One of America's leading theologians defines the basic functions of the Church, assesses its mission on earth, and explores its many different roles in the lives of believers. Dulles identifies six models (institution, mystical communion, sacrament, herald, servant, community of disciples) and critiques each.
Welcoming this as a sign of vitality, Avery Dulles has carefully studied the writings of contemporary Protestant and Catholic ecclesiologists and sifted out six major approaches, or "models,"...
Welcoming this as a sign of vitality, Avery Dulles has carefully studied the writings of contemporary Protestant and Catholic ecclesiologists and sifted out six major approaches, or "models," through which the Church's character can be understood: as Institution, Mystical Communion, Sacrament, Herald, Servant, and, in a recent addition to the ...
Jun 24, 2019 · In his heyday, Cardinal Avery Dulles (1918-2008) famously employed “models” as a way to explain foundational truths of the faith. His books Models of the Church (1974), and Models of Revelation (1983), educated scores of seminarians and university students around the world.
