Books in the Ecclesiological Investigations series

Explores issues such as the nature, method and development of comparative ecclesiology. This volume reminds us how such ecclesiological encounters are and should be undertaken from within a particular confessional or ecclesial identity.

A theological investigation of the community of the Church as outlined by liberation theology and a possible conversation with "liberation" from suffering in Tibetan Buddhism.

This volume offers a constructive theology of how the church is perpetually reformed and renewedwithin the context of life in the world

A survey of historical, theological and philosophical arguments for a democratization of the Christian church. It encourages Christians to determine the political outlook of their faith community. It provides some fundamental criteria for judging the ethical value of church structures, on the basis of Bernard Lonergan's cognitional theory.

The term 'denomination' is now widely used to describe a Christian community or church. But what is a 'denomination'? In this collection of essays, representatives of all major Christian traditions give an answer to this question. What does the term mean in their own tradition? And does that tradition understand itself to be a 'denomination'?

Explores how the Christian life is lived in a pluralistic situation where different contexts of belonging give rise to different moral challenges. This book brings together research and debates in ecclesiology worldwide from a network of international scholars, research centres and projects in the field.

Brings together research and debates in ecclesiology worldwide from a network of international scholars, research centres and projects in the field. This book includes chapters that discuss the variety of forms of doctrinal consensus found in ecumenical dialogues among Anglicans, Lutherans and Roman Catholics.

A collection of essays and assessments that attempt to discern the significance of the 2006 document 'Nature and Mission of the Church from the World Council of Churches', thereby offering doctrinal, theological and hermeneutical perspectives and analysis on its formation and content.

An analysis of the Lutheran/Roman-Catholic Joint Declaration on Justification with a focus on the method of 'Differentiated Consensus'. It brings together research and debates in ecclesiology worldwide from a network of international scholars, research centres and projects in the field.

Comprises reflections on postmodern ecclesiologies as well as on the development and problems concerning ecumenical methods and models of unity. This book provides some pertinent deliberations on how an ecclesiology of communion can integrate otherness. It critically examines Zizioulas' communion ecclesiology.

Bringing together speakers from the inaugural "Church in Our Times Lecture Series" at Liverpool Hope University, this volume explores key affairs in ecclesiology. It examines themes such as questions of ecclesial and religious identity in these post-modern times, the advent of neo-exclusivism, and questions of sexuality and Christian ministry.

Seeking to bridge the gap between theoretical and practical theology and ecclesiology, this volume presents a conversation between four significant theologians. It brings together research and debates in ecclesiology worldwide from a network of international scholars, research centres and projects in the field.

Presents the coherent exposition of Dumitru Staniloae's understanding of the Christian Church. This title brings together quality research and debates in ecclesiology worldwide from a network of international scholars, research centres and projects in the field.

Christianity is one of the forces at work which have extended interconnection between peoples, shared ideas and promoted social, political and cultural links. This book develops a theology of history and addresses the churches response to the impact of globalization on vital, social, cultural, personal and religious values.

What does the concept of 'communion' mean for understanding of the Church and Ecumenism? This title addresses the questions of how to characterize a systematic ecclesiology and the possibility of a systematic communion ecclesiology by investigating the concept of communion in the work of Jean-Marie Tillard, "OP".

Is the Church a community of friends? Steve Summers explores the significance of friendship for our understanding the church today. >