Ever Ancient, Ever New: Structures of Communion in the Church

by John R. Quinn

This book proposes the enduring value of traditional structures in the church. The patriarchal structure of the Eastern churches provides an example of what could remedy a long-standing problem of excessive centralization in the Latin church, a problem acknowledged, among others, by Joseph Ratzinger and Yves Congars. "Communion in the Church is not simply a feeling or an abstraction. It is a manifestation of the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity revealed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809148269
• ISBN13: 9780809148264
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.9" x 6.8"