THE UNITY OF THE CHURCH, ACCORDING TO SAINT APOSTOLE PAUL: A DOCTRINAL AND PASTORAL ITINERARY Cover Image

UNITATEA BISERICII ÎN VIZIUNEA SFÂNTULUI APOSTOL PAVEL: UN ITINERAR DOCTRINAR ȘI PASTORAL
THE UNITY OF THE CHURCH, ACCORDING TO SAINT APOSTOLE PAUL: A DOCTRINAL AND PASTORAL ITINERARY

Author(s): Adrian Covan
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Systematic Theology, Pastoral Theology, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Mitropolia Banatului
Keywords: The Body of Christ; dogmatic unity; uniqueness; christian communities; the holy apostle Paul

Summary/Abstract: Born in the mangle of History of Redemption, the Church, this mysterious Body of the One descended from heaven, may be envisioned as a two-fold organic ensemble: the temple of the crucified and resurrected Christ as foundation and the Holy Spirit of God as restoration. Incensing the time and space from the early theological reflections to nowadays, the unity of the Church is seen as a gift transcended from heaven given by God Itself, a life spring of communion in love. In other words, the perihoretic existence of the Holy Trinity radiates into the Church life, engraving the unity seal of its members. Divine Revelation reveals the full history of world’s redemption unfolded between Holy Scripture and Holy Tradition, opening doors to the true understanding of the Oneness of the Body of Christ in capita and membris.

  • Issue Year: XXIX/2018
  • Issue No: 01-03
  • Page Range: 65-73
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Romanian