Building a Community of Christ’s Church – in the Light of the Apostolic Exhortation of Pope John Paul II "Ecclesia in Oceania" Cover Image

Budowanie wspólnoty chrystusowego Kościoła – w świetle adhortacji apostolskiej Jana Pawła II "Ecclesia in Oceania"
Building a Community of Christ’s Church – in the Light of the Apostolic Exhortation of Pope John Paul II "Ecclesia in Oceania"

Author(s): Dariusz Adamczyk
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: John Paul II; Apostolic Exhortation; church; community; evangelization; Oceania

Summary/Abstract: The article concerns post-synodal message of Apostolic Exhortation of Pope John Paul II, Ecclesia in Oceania. That message applies to the issue of building a community of Christ’s Church, which is based on the understanding of the Church as a community of believers in Jesus Christ, who is the point of the Gospel and evangelization. Only in this perspective, it is possible to understand the Church by the peoples of Oceania, with its experience, both spiritual and cultural. It is essential to create a community among local Churches not only in the theoretical and doctrinal meaning, but also in practice.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 7-20
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish
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