Toward a Theology of Church Division

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" Toward a Theology of Church Division "
Matthew Kemp

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1065814
Doc. No	:	LA109443
Call No	:	‭10.1163/17455316-20180002‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Matthew Kemp
Title & Author	:	Toward a Theology of Church Division [Article]\ Matthew Kemp
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Ecclesiology
Date	:	2019
Volume/ Issue Number	:	15/2
Page No	:	152–169
Abstract	:	Visible divisions between Christians undercut any theological claim of the church’s unity. Ecclesiology often neglects this disunity as a subject for theological reflection, instead defaulting to either a triumphalist account of a single ecclesial body or a spiritualized, ‘invisible’ unity. Both approaches ultimately avoid, and thus perpetuate, the problem. As a corrective to these trends, this paper considers two theologians who have taken the problem seriously: Carl Braaten and Ephraim Radner. Braaten interprets the Reformation as a renewal movement within the one church, and thus sees denominationalism as a temporary situation which must be directed toward renewal and reunion. Radner argues that the present divisions undermine the legitimacy of all churches, and seeks an ecclesiology that moves beyond any justification of these divisions. By putting Braaten and Radner in conversation, this essay puts forward six insights drawn from both that contribute to deepening theological reflection on church division.
Descriptor	:	Carl Braaten
Descriptor	:	church division
Descriptor	:	ecclesiology
Descriptor	:	ecumenism
Descriptor	:	Ephraim Radner
Descriptor	:	General
Descriptor	:	History of Religion
Descriptor	:	Religious Studies
Descriptor	:	Theology and World Christianity
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/17455316-20180002‬