Ecclesial repentance
Subtitle: the churches confront their sinful pasts
By: Jeremy M. Bergen
Publisher: t & t Clark
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9780567214324
Subjects: Crimes against humanity; Church and the world; Church history
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-305) and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Counter-witness and scandal : repentance for historical wrongs. Division among the people of God; title: Western colonialism and its legacy; title: Sexual abuse, violence, injustice; title: Day of pardon; title: Pt. 2. Doctrine and practice : frameworks and implications. The communion of saints; title: Sin and the holiness of the church; title: Forgiveness and reconciliation.