| The Church of the Word: A Comparative Study of Word, Church and Office in the Thought of Karl Rahner and Gerhard Ebeling Contributor(s): Ackley, John B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820413895 ISBN-13: 9780820413891 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $74.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Ecclesiology - Philosophy | Methodology - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 262.009 |
| LCCN: 90035342 |
| Series: American University Studies |
| Physical Information: 381 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book illuminates the nature and locus of authority in the Lutheran-Catholic ecumenical dialogue by comparing the concepts of Word of God, church and office in the thought of Catholic theologian Karl Rahner (1904-1984) and Lutheran theologian Gerhard Ebeling (1912- ). The study examines the ontological, anthropological, linguistic and hermeneutical principles underlying their positions. The result is the discovery of some areas of surprising convergence as well as fundamental differences. Finally, the author proposes how, despite deep differences, Rahner's and Ebeling's views are complementary rather than contradictory. |