The Ecclesiology of Thomas F. Torrance

Kate Tyler

doi:10.5771/9781978701663

The Ecclesiology of Thomas F. Torrance

Koinonia and the Church

1. Auflage 2019

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doi.org/10.5771/9781978701663
ISBN print: 978-1-9787-0165-6
ISBN online: 978-1-9787-0166-3
Lexington, Lanham Lexington, Lanham

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Abstract

This book provides a constructive analysis of Thomas F. Torrance’s ecclesiology. Holding the doctrine of the Trinity to be the “ground and grammar of theology,” Torrance viewed the doctrine of the Trinity as foundational for all ecclesiological reflection: What does it mean to be the people of the God whom Christians name as Father, Son, and Spirit? Tyler examines Torrance’s development of the rich potential of the metaphor koinonia, involving both a vertical dimension––the Church’s union with Christ through the Spirit––and a horizontal dimension––its visible existence in human history, lived out in space and time, and considers how the relationship between these two dimensions informs the structured forms of the Church’s life, its ecumenical breadth, and its missional vision.

Schlagworte

church and mission church order ecclesiology T.F. Torrance Thomas F. Torrance ecumenical movement theology and mission trinitarian ecclesiology missio dei missional ecclesiology

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i–xvi Preface i–xvi
1–22 1 Torrance’s Approach to Theology 1–22
23–48 2 The Trinity 23–48
49–72 3 A Diachronic Ecclesiology 49–72
73–102 4 The Church of the Triune God 73–102
103–132 5 Church Order in the Time Between 103–132
133–168 6 The Notes and Marks of the Church 133–168
169–194 7 Reconciliation, Ecumenism, and Missions 169–194
195–228 8 Theological Dialogues 195–228
229–238 9 Moving Onward 229–238
239–248 Bibliography 239–248
249–252 Index 249–252
253–253 About the Author 253–253

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