| Ecumenical Reception: Its Challenge and Opportunity Contributor(s): Rusch, William G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802847234 ISBN-13: 9780802847232 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $23.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: In 1988 William Rusch wrote a book tracing the development of the idea of reception up to that time. During the intervening years, both reflection on reception and the experience of attempting to engage in it have progressed considerably. Rusch begins with a bird's-eye view of the term reception across several disciplines ? law, philosophy, literary criticism ? before homing in on its theological import. He traces its use as a term and as a practice from the New Testament up to the twentieth century, painting a picture of a dynamic process that fosters unity and diversity among churches and spiritual communities. Finally, he examines the new chapter in the history of reception due to the establishment of the ecumenical movement, and considers what will be necessary for it to continue to move the church forward. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Ecumenism & Interfaith - Religion | Christianity - Denominations - Religion | Christian Theology - History |
| Dewey: 280.042 |
| LCCN: 2007018526 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6.5" W x 9.01" (0.50 lbs) 152 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Mainline |
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| Publisher Description: In 1988 William Rusch wrote a book tracing the development of the idea of reception up to that time. During the intervening years, both reflection on reception and the experience of attempting to engage in it have progressed considerably.Rusch begins with a bird's-eye view of the term reception across several disciplines -- law, philosophy, literary criticism -- before homing in on its theological import. He traces its use as a term and as a practice from the New Testament up to the twentieth century, painting a picture of a dynamic process that fosters unity and diversity among churches and spiritual communities. Finally, he examines the new chapter in the history of reception due to the establishment of the ecumenical movement, and considers what will be necessary for it to continue to move the church forward. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rusch, William G.: - William G. Rusch, a Lutheran pastor, is professor of Lutheran studies at Yale Divinity School and professor of church history at New York Theological Seminary. |
