The question of whether Protestant ministers are validly ordained remains a barrier for ecumenical reconciliation between Roman Catholics and Protestants. In An Ecumenical Priesthood, Karl Rahner proposes that the nature of the church and the affirmation of the presence of grace among Protestants may open a door to renewal and healing.
Explores the religious life and religious thought of early modern German Lutheran August Hermann Francke from his theology of the sacraments. Provides insights into his conversion theology and the structure of his Pietist thought.
Steeped in the Catholic spiritual tradition, The Sacramentality of Music argues that musical experience, in its appeal to the entirety of the human person, can serve as a locus of encounter with the divine and an occasion of God's self-revelation in love, with spiritually nurturing, ultimately transformative, ends. Christina Labriolacontends that ......
This book explores sacramental poetics through the lens of moderate realism in relation to the thought and work of Anglican theologians Richard Hooker and George Herbert.
Our days are filled with a variety of known and lurking fears. Christians who name Jesus as Lord on Sundays are inundated with stories (real and imagined) inducing fear and caution throughout the week: random violence, health concerns, the perceived threat of people different from us, and economic worries, to name a few. News sources and national ......
Recovering the Significance of the Sacraments with Hilary of Poitiers an
Using the work of Hilary of Poitiers and Robert W. Jenson, Charles Meeks investigates the relationship between the sacraments and Scripture, the Trinity, and the church and appeals for recovering the significance of the sacraments for the modern church.
Embodying Confidence and Grace by Callista Isabelle will guide those who serve as presiding ministers for the assembly's worship. It includes reflection on the essentials of presiding and practical guidance for how to prepare and lead the assembly with confidence and grace.
Frank C. Senn explores the relationship between the sacramental body and blood of Christ, the ecclesial body of Christ, and the body of the communicant
Addresses the general principles that have guided the shaping of Evangelical Lutheran Worship, with an in-depth look at the central liturgy of Christian worship, Holy Communion. Examines how worship interacts with environment, music, and the preached word, and features useful and practical suggestions for all those who lead the assembly in Holy ......
