Topic: Compare and contrast a number of ecclessiologies in the Catholic Church, how they differ and want elements they share

Topic: Compare and contrast a number of ecclessiologies in the Catholic Church, how they differ and want elements they share.

Pages: 6, Double spaced
Sources: 1

Order type: Essay
Subject: Religion and Theology

Style: Chicago
Language: English (U.S.)

Order Description

Rеad Rіchard McBrіen’s, ‘The Church: The Evоlution of Catholicism’ (provided) and identifу several prominent ecclesiologies of the New Testament period. How were theу different from each other, and what elements did they share?

McBrien states ‘Throughout the period covered by the New Testament there were both diversity and development in the various local churches … On the other hand, one can also find some degree of unity within the various ecclesiologies of the New Testament’. (McBrien, 23) Diversity and development also marked the post-biblical period before Vatican I.

This essay will demonstrate a critical perspective on fundamental ecclesial themes in the New Testament and of major historical landmarks influencing the Catholic Church’s development.