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COMMUNIO SANCTORUM
THE CHURCH AS THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS |
| By: |
German National Bishops' Conference, The Lutheran Church of Germany, Michael Root (Trans) |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0814625665 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780814625668 |
| Publisher: |
LITURGICAL PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 2004 |
| Series: |
Unitas Books Series |
| Pages: |
112 |
| Description: |
Communio Sanctorum is the most recent product of the Lutheran-Catholic dialogue in Germany and the first major Lutheran-Catholic ecumenical statement since the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification. It focuses on the ecclesiastical issues that the Joint Declaration identified as the remaining obstacles to Lutheran-Catholic communion. |
| Synopsis: |
Communio Sanctorum is the most recent product of the Lutheran-Catholic dialogue in Germany and the first major Lutheran-Catholic ecumenical statement since the ground-breaking Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification. It focuses on the ecclesiastical issues that the Joint Declaration identified as the remaining obstacles to Lutheran-Catholic communion. It describes the church as the communion of saints and then uses that description as a framework for addressing some of the most ecumenical issues: sacraments, ministry, the role of the church in salvation, and papacy. While not claiming to have finally settled such difficult issues Communio Sanctorum does represent a new convergence on these questions. Uniquely, the dialogue then uses this understanding of the communion of the saints to address issues related to the communion that transcends death: the nature of eternal life, prayers for the dead, veneration of the saints and Mary. Communio Sanctorum has sparked vigorous debate in Germany and makes a major contribution both to Lutheran-Catholic dialogue and to the wider ecumenical enterprise. |
| Illustrations: |
black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Liturgical Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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