Laity and Participation: A Theology of Being the Church - Couverture souple

Hoebel, Thomas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3039105035 ISBN 13 : 9783039105038

Editeur : Verlag Peter Lang, 2006

Synopsis

Right across denominational boundaries lay theology is dominated by negatives : the laity simply defined as the non-ordained, the alleged exclusion of the laity from full participation, the sole focus on what they cannot or should not do, and, above all, the total absence of an ecumenical lay theology. In a unique approach, this volume sets out to find ways of overcoming these negatives so predominant in current lay theology. The author explores positions and perspectives put forward in Roman Catholic theology from Vatican II up to the present. These are compared and contrasted with concepts and suggestions of present-day Anglican Theology as well as with those of liberative theologies in Latin America and Asia. Rethinking the content, language, and metaphors of lay theology, in the final part of this volume the author proposes a new image for discussing the Church, a model focusing on the interdependence and collaboration of all the people in the Church. This is then used to sketch out the framework for a new type of lay theology. Imbedded in ecclesiology, in the concept of all believers together being the Church, the author endeavours to suggest a lay theology that is indeed positive, ecumenical and universal.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

The Author : Thomas Hoebel studied English and Roman Catholic Theology at the university of Augsburg (Germany). He completed his studies for a M.A. and a Ph.D. in systematic and ecumenical theology at the university of Durham (GB). He currently works as a teacher in Bavaria.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Verlag Peter Lang
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3039105035
• ISBN 13: 9783039105038
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 401
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• Personne responsable: non disponible