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They also touch upon patristic and medieval theology, fundamental and sacramental theology, Christology and ecclesiology, spirituality, and ecumenism.

Estep further noted that a significant section of the text's ministry section was "based on a series of assumptions foreign to Baptist faith and order." (18) He concluded by stating, "For Baptists, unity can best be achieved not in uniform liturgy or ecclesiology but in sharing a common faithful witness to Jesus Christ in word and deed." (19) Overall, while several Baptist responses expressed appreciation for the ways in which BEM was insightful for articulating their own theological convictions and challenging with regard to avoiding the pitfalls of baptism, eucharist, and ministry, nonetheless many were concerned about the shape of the goal of the document.

PROPHETIC OBEDIENCE: ECCLESIOLOGY FOR A DIALOGICAL CHURCH

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Liberation Ecclesiology? The Quest for Authentic Freedom in Joseph Ratzinger's Theology of the Church Sean Corkery Bern, Switzerland: Peter Lang, 2015 (579 pages)

For instance, the Romanian Orthodox Dumitru Staniloae, who developed an original and valuable ecclesiology as well as clear positions regarding Vatican II, is presented only very briefly and unfortunately based entirely on indirect sources, i.e., the Romanian-American theologians Calinic Berger and Radu Bordeianu.

It became the basis of the 1920 Lambeth Conference's "Appeal to All Christian People" and played an influential role in the first planning meeting in 1920 for the upcoming World Conference on Faith and Order, setting the agenda that is reflected in Baptism, Eucharist, and Ministry (BEM), (11) in the Apostolic Faith study, in the work on hermeneutics, and in Faith and Order's lengthy reflection on ecclesiology. What was initially a national initiative to promote visible unity in the American churches became a global strategy.

In this edited volume, twelve scholars offer diverse perspectives on ecclesiology and ethnography as methods for theology.

The issue at the heart of these contesting worldviews is ecclesiology; it is the golden thread that runs from one end of the book to the other.

Especially through participation in the World Council of Churches, the family of Orthodox Churches (Eastern and Oriental) has had the opportunity to come together to reflect upon and present their understanding of missiology, its relationship with ecclesiology, and its overall connection to ecumenism, both within the Orthodox family and in relation to the larger Christian community.

This discerning work is ecclesiology. Peterson describes the variety of approaches currently propounded by Lutheran and Reformed academic ecclesiologists.