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The exercise of the primacyWanjura, Victor Hugo. January 2001 (has links)
Thesis (J.C.L.)--Catholic University of America, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 58-62).
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The exercise of the primacyWanjura, Victor Hugo. January 2001 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (J.C.L.)--Catholic University of America, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 58-62).
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Eucharistic unity in an atmosphere of Christian divisionGualtieri, Marianne Michelle. January 2007 (has links)
Thesis (M.A.)--Villanova University, 2007. / Theology & Religious Studies Dept. Includes bibliographical references.
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A sociological analysis of church union in CanadaFile, Edgar Francis January 1961 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University. / This dissertation seeks to present a fanctional analysis of the church union movement as it has developed in the canadian scene up to and including the formation of the United Church of canada in 1925.
The research method has been to apply categories of analyzing and interpreting relevant sociological data which have been developed by such theorists as Troeltsch, Yinger and H. Richard Niebuhr. Following this methodology it has been possible to identify and assess the complex converging and opposing social forces which influenced the genetic process of the 1925 church union. H. Richard Niebuhr's The social sources of Denominationalism and Robert Lee's The Social Sources of Church Unity have made particularly significant contributions for this study of the role which various sociological factors have played in influencing both the unity and continued disunity among tne various Protestant denominations in canada.
Particular stress is laid upon the fact of the functional inability of the separate denominations adequately to serve the religious needs of Protestantism in canada. Specifically it is asserted that the opening of the west had farced a closer unity upon tne protestant denominations in canada. The response which the various denominations made to tnis demand far closer unity was determined largely by an interaction or theological and sociological motives [TRUNCATED]
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Holy Spirit and church in First Corinthians: the role of the Holy Spirit in creating unity with special reference to 1 Cor. 12-14Shumilin, Alexander 01 January 2002 (has links)
New Testament / (M.Th.(New Testament))
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Sketching an ecumenical ecclesiology for Eastern Orthodoxy : the form of Christ crucified with special reference to Stǎniloae, von Balthasar and TillichMaican, Petre January 2016 (has links)
The position of Eastern Orthodox churches towards ecumenical engagement is ambivalent. Although they support participation in the ecumenical movement formally, the Eastern Orthodox churches still regard the other interlocutors as insufficient ecclesial bodies (if indeed churches at all). This thesis seeks to offer a positive understanding of the multiplicity of churches that will enable a more fruitful ecumenical dialogue from a distinctly Eastern Orthodox perspective. The thesis traces the source of Eastern Orthodox ambivalence to the lack of an ecclesiological centre of unity and identity able to allow for a more generous ecumenical attitude. To respond to this lack, this thesis will argue that for the Orthodox churches the form of Christ crucified is a notion capable of defining - as well as embracing - unicity and difference in worldwide ecclesiological discourse as an integral part of the Eastern Orthodox heritage. This thesis will use a tripartite conversational structure and bring three major theological figures into dialogue: Dumitru Stăniloae, Hans Urs von Balthasar and Paul Tillich. In using different interlocutors, the thesis will also emphasise how significant and beneficial receptive ecumenical encounter can be for Eastern Orthodoxy. Chapter one will introduce the tripartite ecumenical dialogue between Stăniloae, von Balthasar, and Tillich, by connecting ecclesiology with form. It will be argued that form can be identified as a unifying concept, providing a constructive account of the diversity of the church. The thesis then proceeds to explain the centrality of the form of Christ crucified for the church in three dimensions: cosmic, universal and denominational. Drawing on Stăniloae's view that the world is destined towards an eschatological union with God in a self-sacrificial community (church), chapter two will stress that the form at the centre of both the world and the church may be located in the concept of Christ crucified. Chapter three then treats the universal dimension of the church. In reference to Tillich and von Balthasar, it explains that the relationship between human beings and the form of Christ crucified is primarily defined by experience and is not conditioned by any prior doctrinal knowledge, thus transgressing any artificial confessional borders. In chapter four, the issue will be addressed at the denominational level, by pointing out that Scripture, the Christian doctrines and the sacraments find their ultimate source in the form of Christ crucified. A denomination is an interpretation of the form of Christ crucified through Scripture and doctrines (Tillich, von Balthasar), and an imprinting of this form upon the members of the congregation (von Balthasar) and then on the entire creation (Stăniloae). The thesis concludes by turning to the Eastern Orthodox framework of the world's progression into God, where the doctrinal differences are no longer boundaries but bridges, whereby each denomination becomes a unique partner, helping the church to fulfil its eschatological vocation.
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The bonds of freedom : vows, sacraments and the formation of the Christian selfDeverell, Garry John January 2004 (has links)
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An analysis of the modern Evangelicals and Roman Catholics Together movement in light of the New Testament theology of unityLamansky, Curtis J. January 2003 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Bob Jones University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 270-288).
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Orthodox unity in America attempts, perceptions, and comments /Abud, Joseph. January 1988 (has links)
Thesis (M. Div.)--St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, 1988. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 93-95).
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The history and use of the Galesburg Rule in American LutheranismUtech, William George. January 1987 (has links)
Thesis (S.T.M.)--Concordia Seminary, 1987. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 168-184).
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