{"product_id":"church-living-communion-9780814659939","title":"Church: Living Communion","description":"\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the wisdom and teaching experience of highly respected theologians, the \u003ci\u003eEngaging Theology\u003c\/i\u003e series builds a firm foundation for graduate study and other ministry formation programs. Each of the volumes '\u003ci\u003eScripture, Jesus, God, Anthropology, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChurch\u003c\/i\u003e 'is concerned with retrieving, carefully evaluating, and constructively interpreting the Christian tradition. Comprehensive in scope and accessibly written, these volumes, used together or independently, will stimulate rich theological reflection and discussion. More important, the series will create and sustain the passion of the next generation of theologians and church leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Lakeland's recent award-winning books on the place of the laity in the contemporary Roman Catholic Church have prepared him well to take on this ecclesiology from below.\" While paying close attention to the classical \"marks of the Church, \"Lakeland's focus is on what we can learn about the nature of the Church as living communion by examining the values and practices of ordinary believers. Following the advice of Bernard Lonergan, Lakeland adopts a resolutely inductive approach to ecclesial reflection. He explores ten questions that the Church must address, both those that affect the internal workings of the faith community and those that have to do with its relationships to other groups, religious and secular. Finally, he offers a constructive proposal for a contextual ecclesiology of the U.S. Catholic Church that utilizes the images of hospice, pilgrim, immigrant, and pioneer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Glazier Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814659939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Paul Lakeland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42851401662645,"sku":"9780814659939","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ce324c39-34eb-4500-a979-eaf7211d2df3.jpg?v=1682483489","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/church-living-communion-9780814659939","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}