Understanding the diaconate : historical, theological, and sociological foundations /
McKnight, W. Shawn, 1968-
Understanding the diaconate : historical, theological, and sociological foundations / W. Shawn McKnight ; foreword by David W. Fagerberg. - Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Theological foundations of the diaconate -- Biblical Diakonia -- The theology of the deacon in Lumen Gentium -- The diaconate as Medius Ordo -- Social mediation -- Social mediation and the people of God -- The witness of history -- Precedents for the deacon as social intermediary -- The transformation and decline of the diaconate -- The deacon today -- The deacon in the liturgy: an epiphany of service -- Evaluating the structure of diaconal ministry today -- Restructuring the diaconate as an intermediate institution.
9780813230368
Catholic Church--Doctrines.
Deacons--Catholic Church.
Electronic Books.
BX1912 / .U534 2018
Understanding the diaconate : historical, theological, and sociological foundations / W. Shawn McKnight ; foreword by David W. Fagerberg. - Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Theological foundations of the diaconate -- Biblical Diakonia -- The theology of the deacon in Lumen Gentium -- The diaconate as Medius Ordo -- Social mediation -- Social mediation and the people of God -- The witness of history -- Precedents for the deacon as social intermediary -- The transformation and decline of the diaconate -- The deacon today -- The deacon in the liturgy: an epiphany of service -- Evaluating the structure of diaconal ministry today -- Restructuring the diaconate as an intermediate institution.
9780813230368
Catholic Church--Doctrines.
Deacons--Catholic Church.
Electronic Books.
BX1912 / .U534 2018