Old Catholic Theology: An Introduction

Smit, Peter-Ben (2019). Old Catholic Theology: An Introduction. Brill Research Perspectives. Leiden: Brill 10.1163/9789004412149

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Old Catholic theology is the theology that is characteristic of the Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht. Old Catholic Theology: An Introduction, authored by Peter-Ben Smit, an acknowledged expert in the field, outlines the main characteristics of and influences on Old Catholic theology, as well as the extant ecumenical relationships of the Old Catholic Churches. In doing so, it covers what may be called 'mainstream' Old Catholic theology, while also discussing the diversity within the Old Catholic tradition. Particular attention is given to the Old Catholic approach to theology in general and to ecclesiology, sacramental theology and ecumenical theology in particular. Further foci include the version of communio-theology, the appertaining sacramental understanding of the church, the inherent connection between theology and (liturgical) spirituality, the distinct branch of communal hermeneutics and the understanding of the appeal to the early Church that Old Catholic theologians developed in the course of the 20th century.

Item Type:

Book (Monograph)

Division/Institute:

01 Faculty of Theology > Institute of Old Catholic Theology
01 Faculty of Theology > Institute of Old Catholic Theology > Systematic Theology, Ecumenical Theology, Practical Theology

UniBE Contributor:

Smit, Peter Bernard

Subjects:

200 Religion > 230 Christianity & Christian theology

ISBN:

978-90-04-41213-2

Series:

Brill Research Perspectives

Publisher:

Brill

Language:

English

Submitter:

Peter Bernard Smit

Date Deposited:

25 Mar 2020 11:09

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:33

Publisher DOI:

10.1163/9789004412149

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/141063

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