Table of Contents

List of contributors
1: Paul Avis: Introduction to Ecclesiology
Part I: Biblical Foundations
2: R. W. L. Moberly: The Ecclesiology of Israel's Scriptures
3: Loveday Alexander: The Church in the Synoptic Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles
4: Andrew T. Lincoln: The Johannine vision of the Church
5: Edward Adams: The Shape of the Pauline Churches
6: Gerald O'Collins, SJ: The Church in the General Epistles
Part II: Resources from the Tradition
7: Mark Edwards: Early Ecclesiology in the West
8: Andrew Louth: The Eastern Orthodox Tradition
9: Norman Tanner, SJ: Medieval Ecclesiology and the Conciliar Movement
10: Dorothea Wendebourg: The Church in the Magisterial Reformers
11: Paul Avis: Anglican Ecclesiology
12: Ormond Rush: Roman Catholic Ecclesiology from the Council of Trent to Vatican II and Beyond
13: Paul S. Fiddes: Baptist Concepts of the Church and their Antecedents
14: David M. Chapman: Methodism and the Church
15: Amos Yong: Pentecostal Ecclesiologies
Part III: Major Modern Ecclesiologists
16: Kimlyn J. Bender: Karl Barth
17: Gabriel Flynn: Yves Congar
18: Gabriel Flynn: Henri de Lubac
19: Richard Lennan: Karl Rahner
20: Theodor Dieter: Joseph Ratzinger
21: Paul McPartlan: John Zizioulas
22: Friederike Nüssel: Wolfhart Pannenberg
23: Mike Higton: Rowan Williams
Part IV: Contemporary Movements in Ecclesiology
24: Elaine Graham: Feminist Critiques, Visions, and Models of the Church
5: Neil Ormerod: Social Science and Ideological Critiques of Ecclesiology
26: Michelle A. Gonzalez: Liberationist Ecclesiologies with Special Reference to Latin America
27: Simon Chan: Asian Ecclesiologies
27: Stan Chu Ilo: African Ecclesiologies

About the Author

Paul Avis is a priest in the Church of England. He was Honorary Visiting Professor in the Department of Theology and Religion, Exeter University, 2008-17. He is editor-in-chief of Ecclesiology. His publications include Reshaping Ecumenical Theology: The Church Made Whole?, The Identity of Anglicanism: Essentials of Anglican Ecclesiology (2008), and A Ministry Shaped by Mission (2005).

Reviews

Clear in presentation, ecumenical in tone, this volume meets and exceeds the standards of academic reference volumes.
*Justin L. McLendon, Calvin Theological Journal*

[This book] will be widely and profitably used. For all this, we can be grateful for this volume and its organizing editor, Paul Avis.
*Bruce Kaye, Charles Sturt University, Canberra, Theology*

What is covered is rich, worth engaging with, and speaks of the depth and wealth of the Church.
*Revd. Mark Ord, BMS World Mission, Journal of European Baptist Studies*

this is a fine work, an asset to a library. It is a full and accessible introduction to a part of the theological enterprise which is not studied enough.
*Christopher Lewis, Ecclesiastical Law Journal*

...this volume presents a constructive contribution to ecclesiological scholarship. The Oxford Handbook of Ecclesiology stands as a worthy addition to any theological collection.
*Simon R. Wayte, Theological Studies *

The Oxford Handbook of Ecclesiology will be a useful addition to any theological library. The writing throughout is approachable. The bibliographical resources are excellent. Students who dip in in haste will find here every encouragement to explore more widely.
*Nicholas Sagovsky, Church Times*

Avis's accomplishment in assembling this volume will be a lasting one, and it could easily be a foundational text for seminaries and other institutions of theological learning ... serve[s] simultaneously as introductions and deep-dive seams of engagement, and should become standard reference works.
*Richard J. Mammana, The Living Church*

The Oxford Handbook of Ecclesiology is an excellent addition to a reference library for graduate students, scholars of religion, or ministers looking to consult major ecclesiological figures, traditions, and trends. It is valuable to both specialists within ecclesiology as well as theologians specializing in other areas of study. As with other entries in The Oxford Handbook Series, the bibliographical suggestions are excellent resources.
*Annie Selak, Reading Religion*

Recommended.
*CHOICE*

Avis has put all of us in his debt by the many stimulating works he has produced. This outstanding work is a tribute to his ability and dedication.
*Paul Richardson, Church of England Newspaper*