Adventist Interchurch Relations

A Study in Ecumenics
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-8471-1463-5
Verlag: V&R unipress

Buch, Englisch, Band Band 084, 511 Seiten, gebunden, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 852 g

Reihe: Kirche - Konfession - Religion

This study presents the first comprehensive analysis of Seventhday Adventist interchurch relations – a 20-million member body whose ecumenical stance has so far been underresearched. For the sake of interpreting denominational involvement and reservations in Adventism as well as beyond, the study develops a new academic approach to ecumenism based on Relational Models Theory, a comprehensive social science paradigm of interpreting human relationships. The resulting typology of ecumenical interactions and the historical case study of Adventism suggest that such a relational interpretation of ecumenical interaction sheds light on many of the unresolved issues in ecumenics – such as divergent concepts of unity, difficulties in recognition processes, and the permanence of denominationalism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Höschele, Stefan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Ökumenik, Konfessionskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie

Über Autor(innen)

Höschele, Stefan
Stefan Höschele is Professor of Systematic Theology & Adventist Studies at Theologische Hochschule Friedensau, Germany. He served in Algeria (1993–94) and Tanzania (1997–2003) and has taught at Friedensau since 2003.