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Ecclesiological
The ecclesiology (etymologically "study of the Church") is a branch of theology Christian who studies the role and evolution of the churches as institutions. It maintains close links with the pastoral theology , which deals with the faithful, and canon law , when it exists, some churches prefer to talk about church discipline.
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History
The major periods of ecclesiological reflection were:
- the Middle Ages , during the long confrontation between the Emperor and the Pope ;
- the sixteenth century , the Reformation , which led to the creation of Protestant Churches and the Catholic Reformation , which culminated in the Council of Trent ;
- the nineteenth century , with the Tbingen school : the spiritual and charismatic of the church takes precedence over its legal organization and in terms of power;
- the Second Vatican Council for Catholicism , which challenges the hitherto dominant monarchical ecclesiology.
The ecumenism is striving to understand and solve the problems between the various churches. Thus, the final document of Faith and Order .
Some great ecclsiologues
- Yves Congar ( 1904 - in 1995 ), Catholic
- Prosper Guranger ( 1,805 - one thousand eight hundred seventy-five ), Catholic
- Charles Journet ( one thousand eight hundred ninety-one - in 1975 ), Catholic
- Johann Adam Mhler ( in 1796 - 1,838 ), Catholic
- John Henry Newman ( 1801 - 1890 ), Anglican and Catholic
- Antonio Rosmini ( 1 797 - one thousand eight hundred fifty-five ), Catholic
- Afanassieff Nicolas (1893-1966), Orthodox
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References
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External Links
- Ecclesiology: Moehler and Rosmini by Hermann Gigure, Professor at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, University Laval (Quebec)
- Responsibility ecumenical theology by Otto Hermann Pesch, Professor Emeritus at the Protestant Theological Faculty, University of Hamburg (Germany)
- Principles of Orthodox ecclesiology and difficulties of implementation by Michael Stavrou, Professor of Dogmatic Theology at the Institut Saint-Serge (Paris)
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