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An ecumenical priesthood : the spirit of God and the structure of the church / Karl Rahner ; translated with a critical introduction by Jakob Karl Rinderknecht.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, 2022Description: liii, 100 pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781506484297
  • 1506484298
Uniform titles:
  • Vorfragen zu einem ökumenischen Amtsverständnis. German
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • BX9.5.C5 RAH 23/eng/20220705
LOC classification:
  • BX9.5.C5 R3413 2022
Contents:
Asking the question, imagining an answer -- The essence of the church's structure -- Recognizing reality -- Sharing salvation -- Form, validity, and history -- Bearing our divisions on the way to unity -- Appendix: An excursus on intercommunion.
Summary: 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. Because the book is now nearly fifty years old and deals with internal Catholic questions, it is offered with an introduction to the era and an analysis of the argument as well as an overview of recent decades of ecumenical discussions. --Book cover.
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German text published Freiburg : Herder, 1974, in the series Quaestiones disputatae, nr. 65.

"Other related works by Karl Rahner": pages 99-100.

Includes bibliographical references.

Asking the question, imagining an answer -- The essence of the church's structure -- Recognizing reality -- Sharing salvation -- Form, validity, and history -- Bearing our divisions on the way to unity -- Appendix: An excursus on intercommunion.

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. Because the book is now nearly fifty years old and deals with internal Catholic questions, it is offered with an introduction to the era and an analysis of the argument as well as an overview of recent decades of ecumenical discussions. --Book cover.

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