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Luther, Ministry, and the Ordination Rites in the Early Reformation Church (Renaissance and Baroque: Studies ...
Ralph F. Smith
Peter Lang Publishing, 1999
Reformation rites for ordination and installation of ministers appeared throughout sixteenth-century Germany in official Church Orders. New theological understanding was expressed in these attempts to shape an evangelical rite but not a new theological da-tum. When the liturgical reforms are studied in con-text, one can discern continuity between the medieval and early Reformation Church ...
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The Church as Koinonia of Salvation: It's Structures and Ministries (Lutherans and Catholics in Dialogue, X)
US Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2005
This important document proposes important new clarifications and pastoral steps that will serve the pilgrimage toward full unity. It provides the biblical, historical and theological foundations for a common Catholic-Lutheran understanding of the Church. The text carefully links the biblical doctrine of justification to the development of the Church in the New Testament as a community of ...
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Papal Primacy and the Universal Church, Lutherans and Catholics in Dialogue V
Augsburg Publishing House, 1974
The primacy of the pope has been a major theological issue between the churches for several cultures. This book explores ways in which churches can move toward a common understanding of primacy in the church today.
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Popes and Patriarchs: An Orthodox Perspective on Roman Catholic Claims 6 reviews
Michael Whelton
Conciliar Press, 2006
Parascheva1014
+ How Rome Broke Away from the Church
+ Popes and Patriarchs
+ Good but not complete
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Holy Bishops in Late Antiquity: The Nature of Christian Leadership in an Age of Transition (Transformation of ... 1 review
Claudia Rapp
University of California Press, 2005
Who wears the mitre?
According to author Claudia Rapp, there are three powerful and evocative figures of late antiquity - the emperor, the holy man, and the bishop. Each in his own way provided leadership, sometimes on moral grounds, sometimes on political grounds. However, these three were not as separate as our ...
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Vatican Council II, Vol. 1: The Conciliar and Postconciliar Documents 7 reviews
Austin Flannery
Costello Pub Co, 1975
Provides a General Explanation and Apologetic for Vatican II
+ Contents great. Book production bad.
+ What Does the Church Teach?
+ What the Church teaches since Vatican II.
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Man of Sin, The: Uncovering the Truth about the Antichrist11 reviews
Kim Riddlebarger
Baker Books, 2006
Man of Sin
+ A New Look at an Old Topic
+ Defying Escapism
+ Interesting
+ Strong But Disorienting Book
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Sources and Contexts of The Book of Concord2 reviews
Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2001
Get Into The Book of Concord with Context
+ Valuable Companion To the Book of Concord
This book is just excellent for all students of the Lutheran Confessions. All these fascinating and relevant sources for the Confessions were out of print, or never published in English before. As now involved in teaching class on the Formula, fascinated by the Leipzig Interim and Chemnitz' ...
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The Identity of Anglicanism: Essentials of Anglican Ecclesiology1 review
Paul Avis
T & T Clark International, 2008
The Advent of Anglicanism
Paul Avis, the General Secretary of the Church of England's Council for Christian Unity, is a major figure in the world of Anglican ecclesiology. In The Identity of Anglicanism: Essentials of Anglican Ecclesiology, he presents the possible beginnings of a wonderfully rich understanding of Anglican ...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Popes (Oxford Paperback Reference)9 reviews
J. N. D. Kelly, Michael Walsh
Oxford University Press, USA, 2006
Mirabilis!
+ A Good & Solid look at the rise of the Popes
+ Oxford Dictionary of Popes
+ What a great book for so little money
+ You don't need to be a Catholic to enjoy this book
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John Hus: The Commencement Of Resistance To Papal Authority On The Part Of The Inferior Clergy (1882)
Albert Henry Wratislaw
Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2008
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place ...
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The Primacy of Peter: Essays in Ecclesiology and the Early Church4 reviews
John Meyendorff
St Vladimirs Seminary Pr, 1992
Primacy of the Pope: An Orthodox Perspective
+ Orthodoxy and the errant Roman Church
+ Orthodox, Catholics Alike Will Need to Bend to Heal Schism
+ An important ecumenical contribution
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S. Clement of Rome. The Two Epistles to the Corinthians
Clemens Romanus
Adamant Media Corporation, 2004
With an introduction by Joseph Barber Lightfoot. This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1869 edition by Macmillan and Co., London, Cambridge.
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Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions -- A Reader's Edition of the Book of Concord35 reviews
Concordia Publishing House, 2007
Best translation for the Twenty-First Century.
+ Great Resource
+ Quality Product
+ Great
+ Great price, great book
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You Are Peter: An Orthodox Reflection on the Exercise of Papal Primacy3 reviews
Olivier Clement
New City Press, 2003
Seeking a united Church, east and west
+ A realistic proposal for Orthodox and Catholic reunion
+ Papal Primacy and Christian Reconciliation
One of France's leading Eastern Orthodox theologians, Clément is no stranger to ecumenical dialogue. Like Bishop Kallistos Ware, his charitable style, combined with a personal humility, makes him one of the more likeable characters on the ecumenical scene in Western Europe.
This work, aimed at ...
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The Book of Concord: The Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church15 reviews
Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2001
As Expected
+ Great
+ Book of Concord.
+ why didn't my Pastor suggest I buy this sooner?
+ Outstanding
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The Long Arm of Papal Authority: Late Medieval Christian Peripheries and Their Communication with the Holy ...
Central European University Press, 2005
The volume contains selected papers from two conferences in 2003, at the University of Bergen (Norway) and at Central European University in Budapest. They deal comparatively with the communication of the Holy See with Northern Europe and Eastern Central Europe in the Late Middle Ages, both areas at the margins of Western Christendom. Special emphasis is placed on analysis of registers in the ...
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Examination of the Council of Trent, Vol.26 reviews
Martin Chemnitz, Fred (RTL) Kramer
Concordia Publishing House, 2008
Why you are likely not Roman Catholic today
+ The Classic Protestant Analysis of Scripture and Tradition
+ Indispensable resource for theologians
+ Not for beginners!
+ Not for beginners!
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S. Clement of Rome. The Two Epistles to the Corinthians
Clemens Romanus
Adamant Media Corporation, 2004
With an introduction by Joseph Barber Lightfoot. This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1869 edition by Macmillan and Co., London, Cambridge.
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John Hus: The Commencement Of Resistance To Papal Authority On The Part Of The Inferior Clergy (1882)
Albert Henry Wratislaw
Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2008
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place ...
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