Ecclesiogenesis
Subtitle: the base communities reinvent the church
By: Leonardo Boff ; translated from the Portuguese by Robert R. Barr.
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Maryknoll, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 115
Subjects: Catholic Church -- Doctrines.; Catholic Church -- Government.; Catholic Church -- Clergy.; Christian communities -- Catholic Church.; Church renewal -- Catholic Church.; Church.; Lord's Supper -- Lay celebration.; Women clergy.; Lord's Supper -- Catholic Church.; Liberation theology.
Description: The Brazilian theologian's noted work on the phenomenon of BCCs: small communities of the faithful who study, theologize, and work together for the kingdom of God. Boff explains how the Brazilian base communities are a "New Way of Being Church", a dynamic model for church structures today. This book offers background and various useful insights for small Christian communities in North America.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 99-109.
Translation of: Eclesiogênese.
Includes index.