Meta-ecclesiology
Book (italiano):
<div>Aphrahat, the Syrian poet who lived in the fourth century, described the church of Christ as a coloured bird. What does this bird see when, flying above the surface of the ever–changing sea, it looks at its own reflection? This book considers how the church has permanently re–imagined itself over the course of its historical journey. Far from being a constant, the self–awareness of the church has varied in relation to theological and philosophical trends together with social and political circumstances. Any theory of the church based on a single snapshot of its self–perception is incapable of catching the invariable 'self' of the church and describing it without reduction. Instead, by examining a series of 'selfies' taken from the first century to the present day, this book offers a framework through which the church can be better comprehended in our time.<p></p></div>
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