Yves Congar's Vision of the Church in a World of Unbelief - Couverture rigide

Flynn, Gabriel

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 075460652X ISBN 13 : 9780754606529

Editeur : Routledge, 2004

Synopsis

Yves Congar (1904-1995) was one of the chief architects of a remarkable renewal in Roman Catholic ecclesiology in the twentieth century. His vision for ecclesial renewal led to a profound transformation of the Roman Catholic Church, its relationship with other churches and the world. This book considers the contribution made by Congar to that transformation. Situating Congar's ecclesiology in the context of his whole theology, the book presents for the first time a comprehensive study of two related aspects of Congar's thought - unbelief and the notion of 'total ecclesiology'. Dr Flynn shows how unbelief provides the common inspiration for Congar's thought on the Church and constitutes the raison d'Ãatre for his entire programme of ecclesial reform at the Second Vatican Council. This study demonstrates how Congar's 'total ecclesiology' contributes to the restoration of unity and helps to redress unbelief. Congar's vision for the future and his programme for ecclesial renewal, centering on a church committed both to the preservation of its heritage and an openness to true reform, is shown to be still pertinent to the churches in the third millennium, a point accented by Pierre-Marie Gy, OP in his Preface to the work.

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À propos de l?auteur

Gabriel Flynn is a priest of the diocese of Meath. In 1999 he completed his doctorate at the University of Oxford. He is a lecturer in theology at the Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy, Dublin, Ireland.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 075460652X
• ISBN 13: 9780754606529
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 296
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• Personne responsable: non disponible