TY - BOOK AU - McKnight,W.Shawn TI - Understanding the diaconate: historical, theological, and sociological foundations SN - 9780813230368 AV - BX1912 .U534 2018 PY - 2018/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - The Catholic University of America Press KW - Catholic Church KW - Doctrines KW - Deacons KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b UR - httpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1831199&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -