Unity of the church in the New Testament and today
By: Lukas Vischer, Ulrich Luz, Christian Link ; translated by James E. Crouch
Contributors: Luz, Ulrich; Link, Christian, 1938-
Publisher: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780802863768
Subjects: Unity; Church; Biblical teaching; Church history
Work titles: Ökumene im Neuen Testament und heute
Notes: Translated from German.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction ; pt. 1. Difficulties in looking to the New Testament for guidance / Lukas Vischer; title: pt. 2. On the way to unity : the community of the church in the New Testament. Jesus ; The beginnings of the church after Easter ; The beginnings of ecclesiology / Ulrich Luz; title: The first basic conflict : the church's unity with Israel, Ulrich Luz with Christoph Knoch, Peter Lampe, Andreas Karrer; title: The church as the reality of Christ in Paul's thought /  Ulrich Luz with Corinna Diestelkamp, Peter Lampe; title: Developments in the church after the death of the apostles /  Ulrich Luz with Joachim Diestelkamp, Jürg Liechti; title: The first ecclesiastical concepts of church unity / Ulrich Luz with Anne Liedtke; title: The second basic conflict : church fellowship in the controversy with Christian Gnosticism / Ulrich Luz with Andreas Karrer; title: pt. 3. The unity movement : church fellowship in the Oecumene. On the way to unity ; The church's unity with Israel ; Flashpoints of unity ; Conciliar fellowship / Christian Link.