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Koinonia and the Quest for an Ecumenical Ecclesiology
The word koinonia has gained prominence in recent ecumenical discussions. In this original and substantial work Lorelei Fuchs proposes the theological idea of koinonia, commonly translated as "communion" or "fellowship," as the key to moving fractured churches toward a future unity. Fuchs challenges churches to move beyond mere dialogue and to apply ecumenical insights at the local level. She begins by relating the exegetical meaning of koinonia to its ecumenical meaning, tracing the place of koinonia both within the churches and between the churches. She then examines the concept of koinonia in the extensive and fruitful dialogues that have taken place between Lutherans, Anglicans, and Roman Catholics, finally articulating a "symbolic competence for communionality" that provides a rich and workable way forward for church unity at all levels. Encompassing the latest in ecumenical thought, Koinonia and the Quest for an Ecumenical Ecclesiology provides a broad, thoughtful framework for realizing Christ's prayer "that all may be one . . . so that the world may believe."
Church as Communion
This book innovatively explores the notion of koinonia for understanding the nature and function of the Church. Since the Scriptures assert that the Church is the Church of God, God's communal mode of existence is looked at namely, God who is a communion of three hypostases relating to one another in an interpenetrating koinonia of infinite love as a way of understanding the very being of the church as communion. Such a notion of koinonia, far from having anything to do with socio-political understandings, suggests that it is a foundational gift bestowed from above to the world as the solution par excellence to the impasse of isolationism. More often than not, however, such an ecclesiology o...
Paul's Koinonia with the Philippians
"Was Paul's relationship with the Philippians an economic partnership? Julien M. Ogereau explores the socio-economic dimension of Paul's koinonia with the Philippians from a Graeco-Roman perspective and argues that Paul maintained this partnership to provide financially for his mission."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper.
Star Book 1: Discovering Koinonia
Star had entered seventh grade at Peak Middle School and was going through all the self-doubts and insecurities that go with her age. Her mom and her dad had recently divorced, and Star was spending more time with her grandma and her grandpa at her favorite place in the whole world, Konanea. Who would have thought that this quiet farm in rural South Carolina, where the Andrews have lived for over twenty-five years, would become such an adventure for Star that it would completely change her life? Located on 10,000 acres of prime farming and woodlands only thirty minutes north of Columbia, the state capital. Star discovered there was more to Konanea than she knew growing up. Actually there was more under Konanea, a highly technical research and development facility called the Complex, which would change her life in ways she never expected. Her life would be filled with the incredible journey that would eventually take her places she had never imagined.
Mysticism and Witness in Koinonia
Testimony until the end in a radical donation of life and blood can be communitarian and not only individual. That is the case for the two communities of Trappists and Jesuits, so different in their form and so close in their radicality. One is contemplative, the other active; one is in Africa, the other in Latin America. Both are religious Catholic orders. Nevertheless, the cause of their violent death is secular. For one, there is love and dialogue with otherness: other cultures, other religions, other beliefs. For the other, there is justice for those who are the victims of iniquitous economic and political systems: the poor. Assuming secular causes into their religious consecration and commitment, those communities teach today to the plural society we live in how to be open to otherness, to difference, and to the various vulnerabilities that clamor for justice. They also teach to the churches a new radical way to live the gospel—not with a unique institutional point of view but with an unlimited openness to all hungers and thirsts of the world. Their martyrdom is a liturgy celebrated publicly, instigating reflection and action.
The Gift
People just started turning up in our lives and the koinonia community. People with no prior knowledge of Jesus Christ. They had never been to church and never opened a bible. Yet here they are having divine encounters. How they find us and each other is no less than divine and magnificent to see. These God transformed lives challenged us to ask many questions. Perhaps the most prominent being. Does God even need everything we are doing for Him or is it that we need what we are doing for Him? It was in this backdrop we became challenged to put our conversations into writing. Yes we became troubled as our learned religious ways failed us and things started to happen that were out of our control or influence. God was and continues to do incredible things and this book is part of us playing catch up.
Church of Churches
Except for some excellent studies on the notion of koinonia, few works have been devoted to a revival of the entire vision of the Church around communion, a vision of ecclesiology which is rooted in the solidarity that finds its locus in Jesus Christ. Church of Churches, the fruit of several years of research, teaching, and ecumenical involvement, is intended to overcome this lack. It is not an exhaustive study but rather a point of departure for discussing how the vision of the ecclesiology of communion - the most difficult question of the ecumenical debate - can break down the barrier of misunderstanding, suspicions, and claims in which the diverse ecclesial traditions are locked.
