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2. The Theology of the Council of Nicaea

   The Council of Nicaea in 325 was a critical theological and institutional watershed between the local and often diverse theologies of one God as Trinity in the second- and third-century Christian communities and the universal or catholic credal statements of the ancient imperial church th...

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   Rebecca Lyman

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   Christianity

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   Theological movements

3. Magisterial Teaching of John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis

   This chapter offers an overview of the magisterial teaching of the pontificates of John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis. This includes a summary of the content of their encyclicals and their other most significant magisterial documents. Summaries are also provided of the major theologica...

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   Tracey Rowland

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   Christianity

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   Theological movements

4. Conciliar Christology

   This article presents the concept of Conciliar Christology, the Christology taught at the first seven ecumenical councils of the Christian Church. It then discusses the motivations for considering Conciliar Christology when theorizing about the incarnation. These motivations include the his...

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   Timothy Pawl

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   Christianity

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   Theological methods

5. Roman Catholic Canon Law

   The Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church is contained in two Codes that legislate on the way the Church is organized and carries out its activities in the world. The Law is understood with reference to a renewed ecclesiology expressed in the texts of the Second Vatican Council, which deeply...

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   Patrick Valdrini

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   Christianity

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   Law, Spiritual life and practices

6. Ordained Ministries

   This article treats ordained ministries in the historic church traditions, East and West, which engage the ecumenical conversations, explorations, and emerging consensus on church-dividing issues on Christian ministry. The topics in this article include the development of structures of orda...

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   John St-Helier Gibaut

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   Christianity

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   Spiritual life and practices

7. History of the Second Vatican Council

   This article provides a historical-theological picture of the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II). By examining the main phases leading up to the council, the actual proceedings of Vatican II, and its reception, the article will highlight the main actors and debates that shaped the council’...

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   Dries Bosschaert

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   Christianity

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   Theological movements

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