02090cam a22002894a 4500 14828075 AUA.1 20180523214650.0 070430s2008 nyu 001 0 eng 2007017711 9780818912559 0818912553 DLC DLC DLC BV600.3 .P67 2008 262 22 Porter, Lawrence B. A guide to the church : its origin and nature, its mission and its ministries / Lawrence B. Porter. Staten Island, NY : Society of St. Paul, c2008. xix, 442 p. ; 21 cm. Includes index. The church as a form of community -- The church as sacred assembly -- The origin of the church -- The church and the kingdom of God -- Models of the church -- A biblical image of the church : Jesus, little flock -- More biblical images : people of God and body of Christ -- An image from three North African theologians -- Introduction to the essential attributes or marks of the church -- The unity of the church -- The holiness of the church -- The church's Catholic character -- A church that is Apostolic -- The church is a communion -- Its mission and ministries -- The church's mission : its origin and goals -- The home mission : biblical portraits -- The foreign mission : Paul's inculturation of the Gospel -- The church's mission and other religions -- Relations between church and state -- Introduction to the concept of ministry -- The ordering of Christian ministries -- Promotion to ministry -- Priestly ministry -- Diaconal ministry -- The petrine ministry -- The teaching ministry -- Women and ministry -- The ministry of the vowed or consecrated life. Church. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0717/2007017711.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BOOK BV 600.3 .P67 2008 20169 20169 0 0 lcc 0 0 Books AUA.1 AUA.1 GS 2018-05-23 Bought by JTL 25.36 AUA23169 BV 600.3 .P67 2008 AUA23169 2018-05-23 00:00:00 25.36 2018-05-23 BOOK