A Theology of the Church for the Third Millennium
Biographical note
Kenan B. Osborne, ofm, D. Theol. (Ludwig Maximilians Universitat, Munich, 1967) has been a Professor of Systematic Theology at the Graduate Theological Union - Franciscan School of Theology, Berkeley, California, since 1968. He has published extensively on sacraments and church ministry.
Readership
This volume is written for scholars in the field of ecclesiology. Although the focus is on the Catholic Church, the Franciscan approach offers much for all Christian Churches.
Table of contents
PREFACE
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTORY CLARIFICATIONS
CHAPTER TWO: A RELATIONAL ECCLESIOLOGY IN THE THIRD MILLENNIUM: WHAT MAKES THE THIRD MILLENNIUM DIFFERENT?
CHAPTER THREE: THE HISTORICAL STARTING POINT: ECCLESIOLOGY FROM 1500 TO THE NEW MILLENNIUM
CHAPTER FOUR: THE PHILOSOPHICAL STARTING POINT: RELATIONAL BEING
CHAPTER FIVE: THE THEOLOGICAL STARTING POINT: A RELATIONAL THEOLOGY OF GOD
CHAPTER SIX: A RELATIONAL THEOLOGY OF JESUS, THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND CREATION
CHAPTER SEVEN: A RELATIONAL THEOLOGY OF THE CHURCH FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTORY CLARIFICATIONS
CHAPTER TWO: A RELATIONAL ECCLESIOLOGY IN THE THIRD MILLENNIUM: WHAT MAKES THE THIRD MILLENNIUM DIFFERENT?
CHAPTER THREE: THE HISTORICAL STARTING POINT: ECCLESIOLOGY FROM 1500 TO THE NEW MILLENNIUM
CHAPTER FOUR: THE PHILOSOPHICAL STARTING POINT: RELATIONAL BEING
CHAPTER FIVE: THE THEOLOGICAL STARTING POINT: A RELATIONAL THEOLOGY OF GOD
CHAPTER SIX: A RELATIONAL THEOLOGY OF JESUS, THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND CREATION
CHAPTER SEVEN: A RELATIONAL THEOLOGY OF THE CHURCH FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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