Contents
Abbreviations
Preface to the English Edition
Preface to the Original Edition
General Introduction
Part One. Theology of Sources: Description of the Church
Chapter 1. Images of the Church and the Kingdom of God
Chapter 2. The Church Is the Body of Christ
Chapter 3. The Church Is the Temple of the Spirit
Chapter 4. The Church Is the People of God
Chapter 5. Recapitulation: The Church Is a Mystery
Part Two. Speculative Theology: Definition of the Church
Introduction
Subsection 1. The Nominal Definition
Chapter 6. Ekklēsia in Scripture
Subsection 2. The Real Definition of the Church
Chapter 7. History of the Question
Chapter 8. General Critique
Chapter 9. The Intellectual Method
Chapter 10. Proposed Definition
Section 2. The Personality of the Church
Chapter 11. Some Philosophical Ideas Recalled
Chapter 12. The Question about the Personality of the Church
Part Three. The Properties of the Church
Introduction
Chapter 13. The Church Is One
Chapter 14. The Church Is Holy
Chapter 15. The Church Is Catholic
Chapter 16. The Church Is Apostolic
Chapter 17. The Question of the Church’s Indefectibility
General Conclusion
General Bibliography
Index of Names
Subject Index