Visible divisions between Christians undercut any theological claim of the church's unity. Ecclesiology often neglects this disunity as a subject for theological reflection, instead defaulting to either a triumphalist account of a single ecclesial body or a spiritualized, 'invisible' unity. Both approaches ultimately avoid, and thus perpetuate, the problem. As a corrective to these trends, this paper considers two theologians who have taken the problem seriously: Carl Braaten and Ephraim Radner. Braaten interprets the Reformation as a renewal movement within the one church, and thus sees denominationalism as a temporary situation which must be directed toward renewal and reunion. Radner argues that the present divisions undermine the legitimacy of all churches, and seeks an ecclesiology that moves beyond any justification of these divisions. By putting Braaten and Radner in conversation, this essay puts forward six insights drawn from both that contribute to deepening theological reflection on church division.
مجموعه
تاريخ نشر
2019
توصيف ظاهري
152-169
عنوان
Ecclesiology
شماره جلد
15/2
شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها
1745-5316
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اصطلاح موضوعی
Carl Braaten
اصطلاح موضوعی
church division
اصطلاح موضوعی
ecclesiology
اصطلاح موضوعی
ecumenism
اصطلاح موضوعی
Ephraim Radner
اصطلاح موضوعی
General
اصطلاح موضوعی
History of Religion
اصطلاح موضوعی
Religious Studies
اصطلاح موضوعی
Theology and World Christianity
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