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APA
Hamp, S (2020). The Spirit and the Church: The Ecclesial Ontology of the Holy Spirit and Its Implications for the Theology and Practice of Communal Discernment .
MLA
Hamp, SinisaThe Spirit and the Church: The Ecclesial Ontology of the Holy Spirit and Its Implications for the Theology and Practice of Communal Discernment . , 2020
Chicago
Hamp, SinisaThe Spirit and the Church: The Ecclesial Ontology of the Holy Spirit and Its Implications for the Theology and Practice of Communal Discernment . , 2020
Turabian
Hamp, SinisaThe Spirit and the Church: The Ecclesial Ontology of the Holy Spirit and Its Implications for the Theology and Practice of Communal Discernment . , 2020
Description / Abstract
This thesis inquires into the subject of communal discernment. It defines communal discernment as the Spirit-enabled capacity of the church to recognize God’s will in its ongoing life as well as in times of decision making. While the majority of studies on the subject focus on the method of communal discernment, and emerge from the field of Christian spirituality, this thesis addresses the subject from a theological perspective. Concretely, it offers a theological framework that informs the practice of communal discernment. The framework is developed on the premise that a theology of communal discernment, being traditionally recognized as an inherent capacity of the church and the work of the Holy Spirit, must be located at the theological intersection of pneumatology and ecclesiology, that is, pneumatological ecclesiology. The study focuses specifically on delineating theological aspects of the ecclesial ontology of the Holy Spirit and reflects on how it informs the theology and practice of communal discernment. The study shows that a theological description of the ecclesial ontology of the Holy Spirit enables us to see how the Spirit’s ontic being interpenetrates with and conditions both the very ontology of the church and its capacity for communal discernment. The argument is construed by an exegetical-theological reading of key New Testament texts in Acts and Paul, and a critical ecumenical conversation with representatives of two major Christian traditions – John D. Zizioulas and Karl Rahner.
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Awarding InstitutionAmbrose University
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