Stumbling in Holiness: Sin and Sanctity in the Church

In Stumbling in Holiness, professor and theologian Brian P. Flanagan addresses the ways in which both holiness and sinfulness condition the life of the pilgrim church. The book is rooted in a liturgical-theological explanation of how the church prays through its continuing need for repentance and purification, as well as its belief in its present and future participation in the life of the Holy One. After reviewing some of the ways in which past theologians have tried to explain the coexistence of ecclesial holiness and sinfulness, Flanagan suggests that, even if we can have confidence that God will fully sanctify the church in the reign of God, our ecclesiology must always attend to both the sanctity we already experience in the church and the sinfulness that is part of our continuing journey toward that reign.

Author: Brian P. Flanagan
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 09/25/2018
Pages: 194
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780814684207

About the Author
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Brian P. Flanagan is associate professor of theology at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. He is the co-editor of Liturgy + Power, the 2016 annual volume of the College Theology Society, and the author of Communion, Diversity, and Salvation: The Contribution of Jean-Marie Tillard to Systematic Ecclesiology. He has also written articles in ecclesiology, ecumenism, and liturgical theology.

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