The Church of Christ was, is and always will be undivided. However, disunity among Christians is a reality. While safeguarding the apostolic tradition in the first era of Christianity, Ephesians provides a remarkable history - more potent for ecumenism and internal reform today.
The Church of Christ was, is and always will be undivided. However, disunity among Christians is a reality. While safeguarding the apostolic tradition in the first era of Christianity, Ephesians provides a remarkable history - more potent for ecumenism and internal reform today. This book investigates the Ecclesiology of Ephesians, with a plenitude of references to exegetes who mainly come from the German-speaking world. It is a Catholic approach to the standard features of the Church, which provides insights for a comprehensive reassessment of the Church. This book is concerned not just with defending particular doctrines. It is an honest exploration of how first-century Ecclesiology fits the milieu and context of the contemporary Church and provokes and challenges us to appreciate the diverse ecclesiological convictions.
Introduction
A General Exposition of the Book of Ephesians
Apostolicity of the Church Reflected in Ephesians
Unity of the Church Reflected in Ephesians
Ephesian Ecclesiology: A Quest for a Theology of an Undivided Apostolic Church
Aby Thomas Puthukulangara holds a doctorate from the University of Würzburg. He is a Syro-Malabar Catholic priest from the Archeparchy of Changanacherry, Kerala, India and is the author of a number of books on theology.
