Ever ancient, ever new
Subtitle: structures of communion in the church
By: John R. Quinn
Publisher: Paulist Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York; Mahwah, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 57
ISBN-13: 9780809148264; 9781587682353
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Doctrines; Catholic Church; Church
Description: "Archbishop John R. Quinn takes a look at the problem of excessive centralization in the Catholic Church - a problem acknowledged by theological giants such as Yves Congar and Joseph Ratzinger. Using the Eastern Churches as an example, he suggests a return to truly traditional structures as the solution to the problem." - back cover.
Table of contents: title: The church: a communion from the beginning; title: Structures of communion: synods; title: Structures of communion: the patriarchates; title: Modern Catholic patriarchates; title: Structures of communion: deliberative synods; title: Preeminent structures of communion: councils; title: Conclusion.