Dumitru Staniloae: An Ecumenical Ecclesiology by Radu Bordeianu - 9780567319845

Dumitru Staniloae: An Ecumenical EcclesiologyAuthor(s): Radu Bordeianu\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780567319845, 978-0567319845\nSynopsis\nWidely considered the most important Orthodox theologian of the twentieth century, Dumitru Staniloae [tel] contributed significantly to an ecumenical understanding of these themes. Because of his isolation by the Romanian Communist regime, his work still awaits its merited reception, especially given its potential contribution towards Christian unity. \n\nIn Staniloae's understanding the Church is a communion in the image of the Trinity. Because there is a continuum of grace between the Trinity and the Church, the same relationships that exist among trinitarian persons are manifested in creation in general, and the Church in particular. In this way, the Trinity fills the world and the Church, determining their mode of existence. Intratrinitarian relationships are.