Urban ecclesiology : gospel of Mark, Familia Dei and a Filipino community facing homelessness /

Bazzell, Pascal D.

Urban ecclesiology : gospel of Mark, Familia Dei and a Filipino community facing homelessness / Pascal D. Bazzell. - London : T & T Clark, 2015. - 252 p.; 24 cm. - Ecclesiological Investigations; volume 19 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Chapter 1. Being church among the homeless Ecclesiology of the marginalized Contours of the research project Paradigms for serving the homeless populations Advocacy for an ecclesial-oriented paradigm Structural overview of this study Chapter 2 Theoretical and methodological prolegomena Towards a correlation between ideal and local ecclesiology Towards a method for ecclesiology applied in local contexts Chapter 3 Ecclesiality and locality of the church Indispensable ecclesial contours Criteria towards ecclesiality in a local ecclesiology Chapter 4 Towards naming the context Colonial historical ethnography of the Philippines-- A history of struggle Arriving in Davao: a tale of a two-sided city Kinship and the social order: the social ties that bind A community's communication process and leadership, within and without The Economic dimension Community relationships, within and without Religious institutions, inclinations and indigenous beliefs A community's description shaping the ecclesial narrative Chapter 5 A Contextual and Interdisciplinary Reading of Mark's Gospel Doing ecclesial theology with the FECH: Hermeneutical Reflections Why the gospel of Mark Reading Mark's gospel: Hermeneutical insights from the FECH Learning from the theological motifs of the FECH Chapter 6 Towards a familia dei ecclesiology A local ecclesial theology of the FECH Ecclesiology as contextual theology Chapter 7 A church in the Filipino contexts Contemporary paradigms in urban mission Emobodied ecclesiology in a local context: ramifications Conclusion: the homeless Jesus

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Catholic Church--Philippines
Church work with the homeless--Philippines
City churches--Philippines
Bible.N.T. Mark--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

FIL BX 1656 / .B39 2015
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