A voice of their Own
Subtitle: The Authority of the Local Parish
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: November 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780814652183
Subjects: Christian institutions & organizations; Fellowship; Christianity - Theology - Ecclesiology; Religion; Religion - Theology; Religious aspects; Christian Theology - Ecclesiology; Christianity - Church Administration - General; Christian Church - Church Administration; Authority; Christianity; Church; Communities
First sentence: The institutional structure of the Roman Catholic Church is an enormously complex global organization that is itself only a part of the even more massive tangle of beliefs, stories, connections, affinities, and aversions that constitute Christianity worldwide.
Description: "Examines 'community,' intimacy,' and 'authority' in the church at the formative, local ecclesial level; examines contributions of several theologians; concludes that a deeper appreciation for the enormous, practical authority of local communities can help ground a renewal of the church's self-understanding"--Provided by publisher.