ekklesiology

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A form of ecclesiology — The branch of theology concerned with the doctrines, role etc. of a church.

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Meanings

noun
  1. rareRare spelling of ecclesiology.

    Thomas Best/Martin Robra (eds.), Ekklesiology and Ethics, Geneva: WCC, 1997.

    1999, Una Sancta: Zeitschrift für ökumenische Begegnung, volume 54 (overall work in German), Meitingen: Kyrios-Verlag, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 139
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    Fiorenza, Elisabeth Schüssler. Discipleship of Equals: A Critical Feminist Ekklesiology of Liberation Theology. New York: Crossroad, 1993.

    1995, Alfred T. Hennelly, “The New Copernican Revolution: North American Feminist Liberation Theology”, in Liberation Theologies: The Global Pursuit of Justice, Mystic, Conn.: Twenty-Third Publications, →ISBN, page 87

    Who wrote the piece? It must be someone with some understanding of ekklesiology(sp).

    1996 June 28, eric kimball, “Oakland Promise Keepers Tickets Available”, in alt.religion.christian.calvary-chapel (Usenet), archived from the original on 11 Nov 2025

    Árpád Ferencz: Dr. Theol., *1972. Associated teacher at the Protestant Theological Institute, Department of Ethics, in Cluj, Roumania. PhD (2003) in Dogmatics on Karl Barth. Parish pastor in Roumania. Themes: Reformed theology, ekklesiology, bioethics, inter-religious dialogue.

    2005, Christoph Stückelberger, Jesse Ndwiga Kanyua Mugambi, editors, Responsible Leadership: Global Perspectives (Globethics.net Series; 1), Nairobi: Acton Publishers, →ISBN, page 159

    L. Russell, Hot-House Ekklesiology: A feminist interpretation of the church, the ecumenical review, Vol. 53, No[.] 1, January 2001, 48–56, quoted by Sookja Chung, About Being Church movement of WCC, The Journal of Korean Feminist Theology, No. 45, Spring, 2001,[]65.

    Theology/Religious Studies

    2012, Meehyun Chung, “Anregung für eine ganzheitliche Ekklesiologie [Suggestions for a holistic ecclesiology]”, in Reis und Wasser: Eine feministische Theologie in Korea [Rice and Water: A Feminist Theology in Korea] (Theologie/Religionswissenschaft [Theology/Religious Studies]; 12) (overall work in German), Berlin: Frank & Timme, →ISBN, footnote 32, page 102

    Peter Singh, M. “An Overview of Cybertheology” (Paper presented at Seminar on Ekklesiology in Cyber Age, Bangalore, June 26-27, 2014).

    2023, C B.Mulyatno, V. Indra Sanjaya, editors, Kuat Kuasa Firman ALLAH di Seluruh Bumi (overall work in Indonesian), Yogyakarta: Sanata Dharma University Press, →ISBN, page 29

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐκκλησία
  2. Englishekklesiology

After Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía). By surface analysis, ekklesia + -ology.

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