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A guide to the church : its origin and nature, its mission and its ministries / Lawrence B. Porter.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Staten Island, NY : Society of St. Paul, c2008.Description: xix, 442 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780818912559
  • 0818912553
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 262 22
LOC classification:
  • BV600.3 .P67 2008
Online resources:
Contents:
The church as a form of community -- The church as sacred assembly -- The origin of the church -- The church and the kingdom of God -- Models of the church -- A biblical image of the church : Jesus, little flock -- More biblical images : people of God and body of Christ -- An image from three North African theologians -- Introduction to the essential attributes or marks of the church -- The unity of the church -- The holiness of the church -- The church's Catholic character -- A church that is Apostolic -- The church is a communion -- Its mission and ministries -- The church's mission : its origin and goals -- The home mission : biblical portraits -- The foreign mission : Paul's inculturation of the Gospel -- The church's mission and other religions -- Relations between church and state -- Introduction to the concept of ministry -- The ordering of Christian ministries -- Promotion to ministry -- Priestly ministry -- Diaconal ministry -- The petrine ministry -- The teaching ministry -- Women and ministry -- The ministry of the vowed or consecrated life.
Item type: Books
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks Books BV 600.3 .P67 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA23169 Available AUA23169

Includes index.

The church as a form of community -- The church as sacred assembly -- The origin of the church -- The church and the kingdom of God -- Models of the church -- A biblical image of the church : Jesus, little flock -- More biblical images : people of God and body of Christ -- An image from three North African theologians -- Introduction to the essential attributes or marks of the church -- The unity of the church -- The holiness of the church -- The church's Catholic character -- A church that is Apostolic -- The church is a communion -- Its mission and ministries -- The church's mission : its origin and goals -- The home mission : biblical portraits -- The foreign mission : Paul's inculturation of the Gospel -- The church's mission and other religions -- Relations between church and state -- Introduction to the concept of ministry -- The ordering of Christian ministries -- Promotion to ministry -- Priestly ministry -- Diaconal ministry -- The petrine ministry -- The teaching ministry -- Women and ministry -- The ministry of the vowed or consecrated life.