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Understanding the diaconate : historical, theological, and sociological foundations / W. Shawn McKnight ; foreword by David W. Fagerberg.

By: Material type: TextTextDescription: xviii, 309 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780813230351
  • 0813230357
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 262/.142 23
LOC classification:
  • BX1912 .M39 2018
Contents:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references 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.