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On believing in the church as prefiguration of the world to come

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This article focuses on the question of ‘believing in the church,’ as it is part of the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed. Investigating some of the problems that this article of the creed causes, it is proposed that a prefigurative understanding of the church and its qualities (one, holy, catholic, and apostolic) can both place them in proper perspective and thereby alleviate some of the theological (and spiritual) problems connected with this part of the creed.

Source: Bijdragen

DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2025.2563585

Author: Peter-Ben Smit

Institutions: Utrecht University, Stellenbosch University, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Language: English

Topic: Karl Barth and Christian Theology

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7117792495

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