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Catholic ecclesiology is the theological study of the Catholic Church, its nature, organization and its "distinctive place in the economy of salvation through Christ". [2] Such study shows a progressive development over time being further described in revelation or in philosophy .
Catholic theology is the understanding of ... conveyed by the words of Scripture and discovered by exegesis, ... pastoral theology. The Catholic Church, ...
It is the primary method of interpretation for many conservative Protestant exegetes who reject the historical-critical method to various degrees (from the complete rejection of historical criticism of some fundamentalist Protestants to the moderated acceptance of it in the Catholic Church since Pope Pius XII), [8] in contrast to the ...
The ecclesiological model of Church as an institution holds that the Catholic Church alone is the "one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church", and is the only Church of divine and apostolic origin led by the Pope. This view of the Church is dogmatically defined Catholic doctrine, and is therefore de fide.
Dogmatic theology – studying theology (or dogma) as it developed in different church denominations. Ecumenical theology – comparing the doctrines of the diverse churches (e.g., Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, the various Protestant denominations) with the goal of promoting unity among them
The Catechetical School of Antioch was one of the two major Christian centers of the study of biblical exegesis and theology during Late Antiquity; the other was the School of Alexandria. This group was known by this name because the advocates of this tradition were based in the city of Antioch in Turkey , one of the major cities of the ancient ...
Philosophy and theology shape the concepts and self-understanding of canon law as the law of both a human organization and as a supernatural entity, since the Catholic Church believes that Jesus Christ instituted the church by direct divine command, while the fundamental theory of canon law is a meta-discipline of the "triple relationship ...
——— (2005), Queen Mother: A Biblical Theology of Mary's Queenship, Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Road. Wilken, R (2003), The Spirit of Early Christian Thought: Seeking the Face of God, New Haven & London: Yale University Press. Wood, S (1998), Spiritual Exegesis and the Church in the Theology of Henri de Lubac, Grand Rapids, MI: William B ...