Ecclesial Belonging as Salvific Praxis: Toward a Concrete Methodist Ecclesiology
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: If the church may be described as an ‘actual communal expression of salvation,’ how do ordinary Methodists experience and articulate the significance of belonging? This paper explores the salvific dimension of belonging through a case study of a Methodist church in Cornwall, UK. Drawing on a practical theological reading of Philippians and in dialogue with Tom Greggs’ Dogmatic Ecclesiology , I argue that belonging is a concrete ecclesiological concept which serves as a vital locus of salvation in the world today.
Source: Holiness
Author: Isaac McNish
Language: English
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4410375456