Title: The emerging diaconate : servant leaders in a servant church /
Authors: Ditewig, William T.
Publisher: Paulist Press,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Deacons Catholic Church; Christian leadership.; Service (Theology)
Contents: Introduction: The church, ministry, and the diaconate -- The present diaconate and how we got here -- The diaconate today -- Scriptural roots -- The rise and fall of the ancient diaconate -- Preparing for renewal : the Council of Trent and the 1917 code of Canon Law -- Vatican II and the renewal of the diaconate -- Toward a theology of the diaconate -- Charting a theology of diaconate : an exercise in ecclesial cartography -- Foundational theological themes and the diaconate : kenōsis and theōsis -- The meaning of diaconal ordination : a conversation with Susan K. Wood -- The emerging challenge : issues for reflection and action.