The emerging diaconate
Subtitle: servant leaders in a servant church
By: William T. Ditewig.
Publisher: Paulist Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Mahwah, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780809144495
Subjects: Deacons -- Catholic Church; Christian leadership; Service (Theology)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The church, ministry, and the diaconate; title: The present diaconate and how we got here; title: The diaconate today; title: Scriptural roots; title: The rise and fall of the ancient diaconate; title: Preparing for renewal : the Council of Trent and the 1917 code of Canon Law; title: Vatican II and the renewal of the diaconate; title: Toward a theology of the diaconate; title: Charting a theology of diaconate : an exercise in ecclesial cartography; title: Foundational theological themes and the diaconate : kenøsis and theøsis; title: The meaning of diaconal ordination : a conversation with Susan K. Wood; title: The emerging challenge : issues for reflection and action.