| Dumitru Staniloae: An Ecumenical Ecclesiology Contributor(s): Bordeianu, Radu (Author) |
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ISBN: 0567334813 ISBN-13: 9780567334817 Publisher: T&T Clark OUR PRICE: $198.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Ecumenism & Interfaith - Religion | Christian Theology - Ecclesiology - Religion | Christianity - Orthodox |
| Dewey: 231.044 |
| LCCN: 2011275234 |
| Series: Ecclesiological Investigations |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.15 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Widely considered the most important Orthodox theologian of the twentieth century, Dumitru Staniloae (1903-1993) contributed significantly to an ecumenical understanding of these themes. Because of his isolation by the Romanian Communist regime, his work still awaits its merited reception, especially given its potential contribution towards Christian unity. In Staniloae's understanding the Church is a communion in the image of the Trinity. Because there is a continuum of grace between the Trinity and the Church, the same relationships that exist among trinitarian persons are manifested in creation in general, and the Church in particular. In this way, the Trinity fills the world and the Church, determining their mode of existence. Intratrinitarian relationships are manifested in the relationships between humankind and non-human creation, the Church and the world, local and universal aspects of the Church, clergy and the people, and among various charisms. |