Volume 1: The Coming Christ and Church Traditions/After the Council
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- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Protestantismus, evangelische und protestantische Kirchen
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Ökumenik, Konfessionskunde
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1;Title Page;4
2;Copyright;5
3;Table of Contents;6
4;Body;8
5;Foreword to the German Edition;8
5.1;Editor's Notes;10
6;Preface to the American Edition;11
7;Edmund Schlink (1903–1984): An Ecumenical Life;16
7.1;Matthew L. Becker;16
7.2;Early Years and Education;17
7.3;Initial Teaching and Pastoral Activities;19
7.4;Heidelberg;26
7.5;Ecumenical Activities;32
7.6;Final Years;41
8;Abbreviations;43
9;Book One: The Coming Christ and Church Traditions: Essays for the Dialogue among the Separated Churches;46
10;Introduction: The Task;48
10.1;Editor's Notes;51
11;Part One: Methodological Considerations;54
11.1;Chapter One: The Task and Danger of the World Council of Churches;54
11.1.1;I.;54
11.1.2;II.;57
11.1.3;III.;58
11.1.4;IV.;60
11.1.5;V.;61
11.1.6;VI.;63
11.1.7;VII.;64
11.1.8;Editor's Notes;66
11.2;Chapter Two: The Structure of the Dogmatic Statement as an Ecumenical Issue[i];68
11.2.1;I. The Dogmatic Statement in the Context of the Basic Forms of the Theological Statement;68
11.2.1.1;1. The Basic Forms of the Theological Statement;69
11.2.1.2;2. Structural Problems of the Dogmatic Statement;82
11.2.2;II. The Dogmatic Statement in Relation to the Basic Forms of Human Perceiving;92
11.2.2.1;1. The Basic Anthropological Forms of Perceiving;93
11.2.2.2;2. Structural Problems in Theological Perceiving;102
11.2.3;III. The Complexity of the Problem of the Theological Statement;109
11.2.4;IV. The Dogmatic Statement in the Mutual Interaction of the Theological and Anthropological Basic Forms;118
11.2.5;V. The Issue of the Unity of Dogmatic Statements;120
11.2.6;Editor's Notes;125
12;Part Two: Aspects of the Dogmatic Foundation;128
12.1;Chapter Three: The Christology of Chalcedon in Ecumenical Dialogue;128
12.1.1;Editor's Notes;135
12.2;Chapter Four: Christ and the Church;136
12.2.1;Twelve Theses for an Ecumenical Dialogue between Theologians of the Protestant Church in Germany and the Roman Church;136
12.2.2;I. The church is the people of God called by Christ from the world.;137
12.2.3;II. The church is the prophetic, priestly, royal people sent by Christ into the world.;138
12.2.4;III. The church is the worshiping assembly, in which Christ is actively present.;139
12.2.5;IV. The church is the bride waiting for Christ, who already now, in the worshiping assembly, takes part in the coming wedding feast.;140
12.2.6;V. The church is the body of Christ, which in the worshiping assembly is being built up for the new universe.;140
12.2.7;VI. The church is the fellowship of the gifts of grace in whose multiplicity the one grace of Christ actively manifests itself.;141
12.2.8;VII. The church is the congregation led by Christ himself through the pastoral office.[v];142
12.2.9;VIII. The church is “one, holy, catholic, and apostolic” (The Nicene Creed).;143
12.2.9.1;1. The unity of the church;144
12.2.9.2;2. The holiness of the church;144
12.2.9.3;3. The catholicity of the church;145
12.2.9.4;4. The Apostolicity of the Church;146
12.2.10;IX. The church is indestructible.;147
12.2.11;X. The church is visible in this world.;149
12.2.12;XI. The threat of judgment applies to the church.;151
12.2.13;XII. The promise of glorification by the Christ, who is coming again, applies to the church.;152
12.2.14;Editor's Notes;154
12.3;Chapter Five: The Expanse of the Church according to the Lutheran Confession;156
12.3.1;I.;156
12.3.2;II.;159
12.3.3;III.;161
12.3.4;IV.;164
12.3.5;V.;165
12.3.6;Editor's Notes;166
12.4;Chapter Six: The Cultus in the Perspective of Evangelical-Lutheran Theology;167
12.4.1;I. God's Service to the Congregation;169
12.4.2;II. The Congregation's Service in the Presence of God;170
12.4.3;III. The Ecclesiological Development of God's Service to the Assembled Congregation;174
12.4.4;IV. The Cosmological Development of God's Service to the Assembled Congregation;174
12.4.5;Editor's Notes;176
12.5;Chapter Seven: Law and Gospel as a Controversial Issue in Theology;177
12.5.1;I. The Issue of Distinguishing between Law and Gospel;178
12.5.2;II. The Gospel in the Old Testament Law;183
12.5.3;III. The Law in the New Testament Gospel;184
12.5.4;IV. The Unity of Law and Gospel;187
12.5.5;V. Distinguishing between Law and Gospel;189
12.5.6;VI. The Gospel as God's Proper Word;190
12.5.7;VII. The Ecumenical Significance of the Distinction between Law and Gospel;193
12.5.8;Editor's Notes;210
12.6;Chapter Eight: Apostolic Succession[i];212
12.6.1;I. The Church as the Fellowship of Charismata;213
12.6.2;II. The Sending into Servant Ministry;217
12.6.3;III. The Concept of the Church's Ministerial Office;223
12.6.4;IV. The Task and Forms of the Pastoral Office;231
12.6.5;V. The Concept of the Apostolate;235
12.6.6;VI. The Apostles as Foundation of the Church;238
12.6.7;VII. The Apostles as Members of the Church;240
12.6.8;VIII. The Servant Ministry of the Apostles in the Fellowship of the Church;240
12.6.9;IX. Pastoral Office and the Church;241
12.6.10;X. Apostolic Succession;246
12.6.11;Editor's Notes;249
12.7;Chapter Nine: On the Issue of Tradition;250
12.7.1;Theses for an Ecumenical Dialogue between Theologians of the German Protestant Church and the Russian Orthodox Church;250
12.7.2;I.;250
12.7.3;II.;250
12.7.4;III.;250
12.7.5;IV.;251
12.7.6;V.;251
12.7.7;VI.;251
12.7.8;VII.;252
12.7.9;VIII.;254
12.7.10;IX.;254
12.7.11;X.;254
12.7.12;XI.;255
12.7.13;XII.;256
12.7.14;Editor's Notes;256
13;Part Three: Conciliar Encounter;258
13.1;Chapter Ten: The Sojourning People of God;258
13.1.1;I.;258
13.1.2;II.;259
13.1.3;III.;260
13.1.4;IV.;261
13.1.5;V.;263
13.1.6;VI.;264
13.1.7;VII.;265
13.1.8;Editor's Notes;266
13.2;Chapter Eleven: Christ—The Hope for the World;267
13.2.1;I.;267
13.2.2;II.;268
13.2.3;III.;270
13.2.4;IV.;271
13.2.5;V.;272
13.2.6;VI.;274
13.2.7;VII.;275
13.2.8;Editor's Notes;276
13.3;Chapter Twelve: Transformations in the Protestant Understanding of the Eastern Church;277
13.3.1;I.;279
13.3.2;II.;280
13.3.3;III.;281
13.3.4;IV.;285
13.3.5;Editor's Notes;287
13.4;Chapter Thirteen: The Significance of the Eastern and Western Traditions for Christendom;289
13.4.1;Editor's Notes;297
13.5;Chapter Fourteen: Ecumenical Councils Then and Now[i];299
13.5.1;I.;302
13.5.2;II.;310
13.5.3;III.;318
13.5.4;Editor's Notes;330
13.6;Chapter Fifteen: The Resurrection of God's People;333
13.6.1;Sermon on the Text of Ezekiel 37.1–14;333
14;Book Two: After the Council;338
15;Preface;340
15.1;Editor's Notes;341
16;Chapter I: The Spiritual Awakening of Christendom;342
16.1;1. Christendom's Loss of Its Security;342
16.2;2. Renewal from the Source;344
16.3;3. The Responsibility for the World;346
16.4;4. The Ecumenical Movement;348
16.5;5. The World Council of Churches;351
16.6;Editor's Notes;352
17;Chapter II: The Conciliar Awakening of the Roman Church;354
17.1;1. The Announcement and Preparation of the Council;355
17.2;2. The Structure of a Council of the Roman Church;357
17.3;3. The First Period of the Council[viii];359
17.4;4. The Second and Third Periods of the Council[xviii];363
17.5;5. The Conclusion of the Council[xxv];367
17.6;Editor's Notes;368
18;Chapter III: The Resolutions of the Council;372
18.1;1. Constitutions, Decrees, Declarations;372
18.2;2. An Attempt at Systematically Ordering the Council's Resolutions;374
18.3;3. Preliminary Hermeneutical Remarks;377
18.4;Editor's Notes;381
19;Chapter IV: The Reform of the Worship Service;382
19.1;1. The Salvific Action of God;382
19.2;2. The Participation of the Congregation;385
19.3;3. Enabling the Vernacular;387
19.4;4. Enabling Further Accommodations;388
19.5;5. Liturgical Rights of the Conferences of Bishops;389
19.6;6. New Structures;390
19.7;Editor's Notes;392
20;Chapter V: The Self-Understanding of the Roman Church;393
20.1;1. The Starting Point in Salvation History;393
20.2;2. Body of Christ and People of God;395
20.3;3. Arranging the Members of the Church;398
20.3.1;a) Pope and Bishops;398
20.3.2;b) Bishops and Priests;401
20.3.3;c) Priests and Deacons;403
20.3.4;d) Hierarchy and Laity;404
20.3.5;e) Religious Orders;406
20.4;4. The Borders of the Church;407
20.5;5. Mary and the Church;413
20.6;Editor's Notes;416
21;Chapter VI: The Council and the Non-Roman Churches;418
21.1;1. Openness toward the Non-Roman Churches;418
21.2;2. Directives Regarding Ecumenical Conduct;420
21.3;3. The Goal;424
21.3.1;a) The Renewal of the Roman Church;425
21.3.2;b) The Unfolding of the Roman Church's Catholicity;426
21.3.3;c) The Unification of the Separated Churches;427
21.4;4. Possibilities and Limits of Ecumenism;429
21.5;5. Roman Ecumenism;435
21.6;Editor's Notes;436
22;Chapter VII: The Council and the Non-Christian Religions;438
22.1;1. The Opening toward the Non-Christian Religions;439
22.2;2. Israel;440
22.3;3. Directives Regarding Conduct in Relation to the Non-Christian Religions;442
22.4;4. The Goal;443
22.5;5. Mission and Ecumenism;444
22.6;Editor's Notes;445
23;Chapter VIII: The Council and the World;446
23.1;1. Openness toward the Contemporary World;449
23.2;2. The Starting Point for Dialogue with the World;452
23.3;3. Directives for Servant Ministry in the Contemporary World;455
23.3.1;a) Marriage and the Family;455
23.3.2;b) Cultural Progress;456
23.3.3;c) The Socio-Economic Life;458
23.3.4;d) The Life of Political Communities;459
23.3.5;e) Peace and the Community of Nations;460
23.4;4. Christ and the World;462
23.5;5. The Church and the World;464
23.6;6. Servant Ministry to the World and Ecumenism;467
23.7;Editor's Notes;468
24;Chapter IX: Scripture, Tradition, Teaching Office;469
24.1;1. The Revelation of God in Jesus Christ;470
24.2;2. Scripture and Tradition;471
24.3;3. The Interpretation of Holy Scripture;474
24.4;4. The Church's Teaching Office;475
24.5;5. Directives for the Use of Holy Scripture;476
24.6;6. The Ecumenical Significance;478
24.7;Editor's Notes;479
25;Chapter X: Post-Conciliar Possibilities of the Roman Church;480
25.1;1. Openness and Concentration;480
25.2;2. Aggiornamento;481
25.3;3. The Dialectic of the Council's Resolutions;482
25.4;4. Possibilities of Post-Conciliar Activity;484
26;Chapter XI: Pope and Curia;486
26.1;1. The Post-Conciliar Position of the Pope;486
26.2;2. Objections of the Non-Roman Churches;489
26.3;3. The Reform of the Curia;490
26.4;Editor's Notes;492
27;Chapter XII: The Significance of the Council for the Other Churches;493
27.1;1. Unchanged Differences and New Starting Points;493
27.2;2. The Significance of Roman Ecumenism;495
27.3;3. The Practical Consequences;497
27.4;4. The Council as a Challenge to the Other Churches;498
27.5;Editor's Notes;500
28;Chapter XIII: Anxious Christendom;501
28.1;1. Grounds for Angst;501
28.2;2. Church Tradition as Protection and Hindrance;504
28.3;3. The Relationship between Past and Future;506
28.4;4. The Common Norm;509
28.5;5. Overcoming the Fear;512
28.6;Editor's Notes;514
29;Chapter XIV: Necessary Steps;515
29.1;1. Wrong-Headed Reactions;515
29.2;2. The Necessary Presuppositions;516
29.3;3. The Ecumenical Dialogue;518
29.4;4. Joint Prayer;520
29.5;5. Easing Catholic and Non-Catholic Interaction;521
29.6;6. Joint Work;522
29.7;7. The Joint Witness to Christ;522
29.8;Editor's Notes;523
30;Chapter XV: The Mystery of Unity;524
30.1;1. The Turning-Point in the Understanding of the Church;525
30.2;2. The Mercy of Christ;528
30.3;3. The Recognition of Unity;530
30.4;4. The Manifestation of Unity;533
30.5;Editor's Notes;537
31;Index of Biblical References;538
31.1;Old Testament;538
31.2;New Testament;538
32;Index of Persons;542
33;Index of Subjects;548