Fading Frontiers?: A Historical-Theological Investigation Into the Notion of the 'Elementa Ecclesiae'

by S. Arenas

One aspect of the ecclesiological renewal at Vatican II that has not received much scholarly attention so far is the doctrine of the "elements of the church" (elementa ecclesiae), previously unheard of in Roman Catholic magisterial documents. This book offers an original and comprehensive study of this notion and how it became part of the official teaching of the Roman Catholic church. Using a historical-theological approach, the author studies the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9042945818
• ISBN13: 9789042945814
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Peeters
• Length: 293 Pages