The Indwelling Spirit and the Agency of the Church:

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" The Indwelling Spirit and the Agency of the Church: "
Michael Root

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1065878
Doc. No	:	LA109507
Call No	:	‭10.1177/1744136606063371‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Michael Root
Title & Author	:	The Indwelling Spirit and the Agency of the Church: [Article] : A Lutheran Perspective on the Catholic—Methodist International Dialogue\ Michael Root
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Ecclesiology
Date	:	2006
Volume/ Issue Number	:	2/3
Page No	:	307–323
Abstract	:	A Lutheran perspective on the Catholic–Methodist dialogue is complex, sometimes agreeing with one, sometimes with the other, and sometimes with neither. The dialogue is to be commended for integrating diverse elements and holding to the ecumenical goal of visible unity. While the dialogue discusses justification in language not typical of much twentieth-century Lutheran theology, its language is congruent with that of the Reformation itself. The most important issue raised from a Lutheran perspective by the dialogue is the interaction of human and divine agency in the mediation of salvation. Lutheran theology tends to distinguish sharply between divine and human agency and authority. The dialogue raises the question whether this distinction holds in such a sharp form in light of the incarnation and the outpouring of the Spirit. The issue comes to a focus in differing attitudes toward historical developments in the church. A Lutheran perspective on the Catholic–Methodist dialogue is complex, sometimes agreeing with one, sometimes with the other, and sometimes with neither. The dialogue is to be commended for integrating diverse elements and holding to the ecumenical goal of visible unity. While the dialogue discusses justification in language not typical of much twentieth-century Lutheran theology, its language is congruent with that of the Reformation itself. The most important issue raised from a Lutheran perspective by the dialogue is the interaction of human and divine agency in the mediation of salvation. Lutheran theology tends to distinguish sharply between divine and human agency and authority. The dialogue raises the question whether this distinction holds in such a sharp form in light of the incarnation and the outpouring of the Spirit. The issue comes to a focus in differing attitudes toward historical developments in the church.
Descriptor	:	authority
Descriptor	:	divine action
Descriptor	:	ecumenical dialogue
Descriptor	:	sanctification
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1177/1744136606063371‬