The a dissertation on church unity Glover, Christopher. creator text nyu New York Exposition Press [1956] 1956 [1st ed.]. monographic eng

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205 pages 21 cm. Part One: The world's need -- I. The dilemma of Christendom -- II. The vital need: One church -- Part Two: The church catholic, or the holy catholic church -- III. Introduction -- Of the true nature of the holy catholic church -- IV. The church catholic is divine in origin -- V. The church catholic is visible in character -- 1. Evidence from the Gospels -- i. St. Matthew's Gospel, "The crucial passage" -- ii. The appointment of the Twelve -- iii. The parables concerning the Kingdom -- iv. St. John's Gospel, the teaching about the paraclete -- v. The institution of sacraments -- vi. The claim to Messiahship -- 2. Evidence from the Acts -- 3. Evidence from the Epistles of St. Paul -- 4. Conclusion -- VI. The church catholic is organic in structure -- VII. The church catholic is priestly in function -- Of the ministry of the holy catholic church: Its true nature -- VIII. The ministry in the New Testament -- 1. Its divine origin -- i. The Gospels -- ii. The Acts -- iii. The epistles of St. Paul -- v. The other apostolic epistles -- v. Conclusion -- The catholic hierarchy of the Christian ages -- 1. In the subapostolic period -- i. The epistle of St. Clement -- ii. The epistles of St. Ignatius -- iii. The epistle of St. Polycarp -- iv. Identity with the New Testament ministry -- 2. The second century and onward -- i. St. Irenaeus -- ii. Tertullian -- iii. Later witnesses -- iv. After the Reformation -- 3. Summary -- X. Conclusion -- The claim of the historical catholic church of universal recognition -- Part Three: The path to unity -- XI. The sin of disunion and its rectification -- 1. the evil results and effects of Christian disunion -- 2. The sin inherent in disunion itself -- XII. The church of Rome: Its vast responsibilities -- Appendix: The Vatican decree on Christian unity -- XIII. The call to the Anglican church. With forewords by Arthur H. Howe Browne and Walter J. Carey. Church Unity Christian union Episcopacy Church Unity Christian union Episcopacy BX8 .G64 280.1* 55012126 DLC 791120 20200403141256.0 ocm05717785 eng