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050			_aBV 600.2 _b.D78
100	1	0	_aDulles, Avery Robert, _d1918-2008 _989107
245	1	0	_aModels of the church / _cAvery Dulles.
260	0		_aNew York : _bDoubleday & Co. , _c1974.
300			_a216 pages , _c22 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
500			_aTranslation of : Models of the church.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aThe Use of Models in Ecclesiology -- The Church as Institution -- The Church as Mystical Communion -- The Church as Sacrament -- The Church as Herald -- The Church as Herald The Church as Servant -- The Church and Eschatology -- The True Church ---The Church and the Churches -- Ecclesiology and Ministry -- The Church and Revelation -- The Evaluation of Models
520			_aBecause the Church carries with it so large a heritage from the past there is a constant temptation for its members to cling to the ways of their ancestors and to resist the call to confront the world of today. In the wake of Vatican II, with its large promises of renewal and reform, we are presently witnessing a new surge of legalism and reaction. The staying power of the conservatives and their determination to adhere to ancient forms have surpassed the expectations of starry-eyed reformers who expected to have an easy time of it after the last Council. Will static traditionalism have the last word? Or will churchmen of prophetic vision arise to lead the People of God resolutely into the Future? What the Church is to become depends to a great degree on the responsiveness of men, but even more importantly, it depends on the free initiatives of the Holy Spirit. Christians must therefore open their ears and hear "what the Spirit says to the churches." Under that leadership the images and forms of Christian life will continue to change as they have in previous centuries. But what is new in Christianity always grows out of the past and has its roots in Scripture and tradition.
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