"One teacher"
Subtitle: doctrinal authority in the church
By: La Groupe des Dombes ; translated by Catherine E. Clifford
Contributors: Groupe des Dombes
Publisher: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
ISBN-13: 9780802825988
Work titles: Seul maître l'autorit. English
Description: In this book the Groupe des Dombes -- a widely respected yet unofficial dialogue of Reformed, Lutheran, and Catholic scholars from French-speaking Europe -- undertakes a comprehensive study of the complex issue of doctrinal authority in the church. This includes the role of Scripture, of confessional texts, of decision-making bodies, and of individual persons entrusted with authority in service to the unity of faith. / While a number of previous ecumenical dialogues have studied the question of authority with a particular focus on the ministry of the Bishop of Rome, the Groupe des Dombes lays out the complex constellation of questions that is at issue in the differing ethos of Protestant and Catholic traditions. Its challenge to the churches reflects the agenda of ecumenical dialogue for decades to come.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.