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Ecclesiology

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Ecclesiology (Gk., ekkesia, ‘assembly’). Originally the study of Christian church architecture, but now reflection on the nature of the Church. Ecclesiology points at one extreme to the hierarchical and authoritarian system of Vatican Catholicism (modified in theory, but not yet in practice, by conciliarity: see ANTIPOPE), and at the other to the koinōnia (communion) of the New Testament which is translated into house churches, local gatherings networked into monitoring organizations.

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Ecclesiology

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture | 2000 | | Copyright

Ecclesiology. The study of churches, church-history, traditions, decorations, and furnishings. The Ecclesiological Society was a powerful force in the English Gothic Revival, and its journal, The Ecclesiologist (1841–68), was influential, especially in the making (or breaking) of architectural reputations.

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CCS (1842–68, 1847);
J. Curl (2002b);
Eastlake (1970)

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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "Ecclesiology." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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ecclesiology

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

ecclesiology.
1. The science of the building and decoration of churches;

2. the theology of the Church, now the more common meaning.

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "ecclesiology." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "ecclesiology." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-ecclesiology.html

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