May They All Be One Towards an Ecumenical Theology of the Church

includes index and biblioraphy

Prologue: Where We Are 1 The Prayer for Unity 2 The Task of Unity 6 The Winter of Unity 7 The Challenge of Unity 10 The Freedom for Unity 13 The Ecumenicity of a Council: From the Triune God to the Collegial Church 29 Historical Data 30 The Claims of the Roman Church Today 31 The Claims of Church History 41 Theological Reflection .51 The Concern for Apostolicity 52 The Concern for Sanctity 57 The Concern for Catholicity 61 The Concern for Unity 68 The Credibility of Vatican I: From Diaconal Collegiality to Monarchical Primacy 91 The Pope of the Council 92 The Mind of Pius IX 92 The Mentors of Pius IX 103 The Council of the Pope 105 The Preparation of the Council ij 105 The Celebration of the Council 108 The Evaluation of the Council 112 The Primacy of Peter: From Brotherly Animation to Patriarchal Domination 136 The Ambiguity of the New Testament 139 The Testimony of Matthew 140 The Testimony of the Other Evangelists 154 The Testimony of Deutero-John 162 The Testimony of Other New Testament Writers 163 The Polyphony of the Church Fathers 171 Peter and Paul: The Foundations of Rome 171 Jesus: Our Firm Rock 178 Leadership: A Collegial Act 183 Bishop: Chosen by the Church 190 The Autonomy of Local Councils 193 The Testimony from the African Churches 193 . The Testimony from Other Churches 197 The Egalitarianism of the General Councils 201 The Convocation of the Councils 201 The Limits of Episcopal Jurisdiction 203 The Appointment of Bishops 208 The Rejection of Monarchy 210 The Supremacy of the Council 212 The Authority of Church History 216 A Helpless Church 216 A Divided Church 230 A Worldly Church 234 A Humiliated Church 240 A Synodal Church 269 The Infallibility of the Pope: From Covenantal Fidelity to Institutional Certainty 308 Listening to Human Claims 308 The Affirmation of Infallibility 309 The Rejection of Infallibility Listening to the New Testament . The Prayer of Jesus The Failure of Peter Listening to Church History The Fallibility of the Popes The Infallibility of History Listening to Salvation History Abraham: The Model Pilgrim Jesus: The Trusting Pilgrim