This course presents a comprehensive theology of the Church (origin, nature, mission, and destiny);it treats the combined areas of fundamental and systematic ecclesiology.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Introductory Class 11.13.07 (5)
5. A REMINDER THAT WE ARE DOING THEOLOGY
Fides Quaerens Intellectum
GOAL: Comprehensive Self-Image of the Church
Ecclesia Dei, quid decis de tespea?
"Church of God, what do you say of your very self?
The Church vis-à-vis the Kingdom of God; Vatican II’s texts, shifts, and Trinitarian ecclesiology; Church as Mystery, Pilgrim People of God, Body of Christ, Sacrament of Salvation, Temple of the Spirit; the theology of the local church and an ecclesiology of communion; the Church’s complex mission of integral evangelization; the holiness of the Church and spirituality; Mary in the Mystery of the Church. Some ecclesiological insights of the FABC and Ecclesia in Asia will round out the course.
Brief Bibliography:
Forte, B. The Church: Icon of the Trinity. Makati: St. Paul Publications, 1990; Fuellenbach, J. Church: Community for the Kingdom. Manila: Logos Publications, 2004; Kroeger, J. Becoming Local Church: Historical, Theological and Missiological Essays. Quezon City: Claretian Publications, 2003.
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