Walter Kasper is already well-known and loved throughout the
English-speaking world. He has held high office in the Vatican but
until his recent retirement has felt constrained from publishing what
he really thinks and his vision of the Church for the future. Kasper
brings to conclusion a project that has been pursued for years, as it
joins together his greatest monographs on the subject of God's
teaching and Christology. The book covers three main topics: Nature,
Reality and the Mission of the Church. The introductory section is
autobiographical and the reader can see Kasper's personal and
theological way in to and with the Church. He develops the actual
ecclesiological exegesis - for Kasper the representation of the Being
of the Church is not about empirical description, but rather a
testimony of being. He emphasizes that nobody is able to apply the
stereotypical and idealistic image of the heavens to the critical
acknowledgement of the church's present. The program of the Church is
ultimately not self-directed but rather remains oriented towards the
finalization of the arrival of the kingdom of God and the spiritual
healing of the human race.
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ISBN
9781441149084
Publisert
2015
Utgave
1. utgave
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Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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