The unity of the church [electronic resource] : a theological state of the art and beyond / edited by Eduardus Van der Borght.
by
 
Borght, Ed. A. J. G. van der, 1956-

ISBN
9789004179684
 
9789047443988

Title
The unity of the church [electronic resource] : a theological state of the art and beyond / edited by Eduardus Van der Borght.

Author
Borght, Ed. A. J. G. van der, 1956-

Publication Information
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 350 pages).

Series
Studies in Reformed theology, v. 18

General Note
The articles in this volume stem from contributions to the Seventh Biannual Conference of the academic network of International Reformed Theological Institute (IRTI) held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania from 3 to 8 July 2007.

Contents
The unity of the church and the Reformed tradition : an introduction / Eduardus Van der Borght -- pt. 1. Framing unity of the church as a theological problem. Communion : responding to God's gift / Lukas Vischer -- Church unity, territorialism, and state formation in the era of confessionalisation / Wim Janse -- Parallel coexistence of churches : the church in Transylvania : its unity and disunity : a contextualized example / Juhász Tamás -- "Is Christ divided?" : an analysis of the theological justification of a church schism / J.H. (Amie) van Wyk -- Calvinus Oecumenicus : Calvin's vision of the unity and Catholicity of the church / I. John Hesselink -- pt. 2. The tools for the unity of the church : a theological analysis. One church and the pure preaching of the word : theses and observations on the theme / Alasdair Heron -- A biblical theological hermeneutics, the pure preaching of the word of God, and the unity of the church / Seung-Goo Lee -- The medium and the message : sola scriptura and (dis)unity in the Reformed tradition / Dora Bernhardt -- The unity of the church and the pure administration of the sacraments / Lyle D. Bierma -- Confessions as instruments of (dis)unity? / Dirkie Smit -- Forms of unity or of disunity : the confessions in the recent history of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands / Henk van den Belt -- Gospel discipline and church (dis)unity in the Reformed tradition / Alan P.F. Sell -- pt. 3. Ecumenical explorations on the unity of the church. The healing of memories : finding one another again in Christ / Jeffrey Gros -- An asymptotic dialogue? : a response to Jeffrey Gros / Leo J. Koffeman -- Ecumenical theology and the unity of the church : a Reformed understanding of ecumenical engagement and the unity of the church / Setri Nyomi -- 'No popery' : a blessing or a curse? : ministry as an instrument of unity within the Reformed tradition / Eduardus Van der Borght -- Office as an instrument of unity / Allan Janssen -- pt. 4. The theological basis for the unity of the church. One God and one church : considerations on the unity of the church from the perspective of biblical theology / Abraham van de Beek -- One Savior, one church : reconciliation as justification and "new creation" / Philippe Theron -- The reality of the unified church / Annette Mosher -- The church as an echo of the Triune God / Christiaan Mostert -- Is the Triune God a model for the one church? : reply to Christiaan Mostert / Paul Wells -- Trinitarian ecclesiology and the search for unity : a Reformed reading of Miroslav Volf / Gijsbert van den Brink -- The church as sacrament / Martien E. Brinkman.

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Subject Term
Reformed Church -- Doctrines -- Congresses.
 
Church -- Unity -- Congresses.

Added Author
Borght, Ed. A. J. G. van der, 1956-

Added Corporate Author
International Reformed Theological Institute. International Conference (7th : 2007 : Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

Format
Electronic Resources

Electronic Access
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Publication Date
2010

Publication Information
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.


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