The Sacramental Ontology of the Church: Toward a Renewal Ecclesiology
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This article seeks to construct a renewalist ecclesiology foundations on the idea that the church is an ontological reality with the epistemological purpose of traditioning its members. To accomplish this, I construct, in conversation with Simon Chan and Simon Oliver, a sacramental ontology of the invisible church from the Garden of Eden via the incarnation. Then, interacting with the work of Chan and James K.A. Smith, I explore the role of the visible church to tradition its members. Finally, I offer a framework for an ecclesial traditioning praxis. This praxis is founded in prayer, shaped by the narrative of Scripture, and utilizes both the weekly service and ongoing discipleship training.
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- Authors
- Davis, M.
- Affiliations
- Regent University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Davis, Melissa
- Venue
- Pneuma
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Published
- 2021-03-24
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 25-42
- ISSN
- 0272-0965 (ISSN-L)
- 1570-0747
- OpenAlex
- W3149985584
- Cited by
- 0
- References
- 7
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- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Pneuma (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Karl Barth and Christian Theology
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religious and Theological Studies
- Keywords
- ecclesiology, invisible church, visible church, incarnation, Garden of Eden, James K. A. Smith, discipleship training, prayer
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