Book Summary
This study of bishops, presbyters, and deacons identifies four conceptualizations of the Church influencing the relationship between ordained ministry and the Church: a monarchical and hierarchical conceptualization; a eucharistic, collegial model representing the communion of particular churches; the priest, prophet, and king motif that structures the concept of the Church as the people of God; and a theology of the Church as a sacrament of Christ and ordained ministry as a sacrament of the Church. It examines the 1990 ordination rites and discusses the sacramentality of episcopal ordination, the identity of the presbyterate, and questions concerning the diaconate.
Book Details
| Book Name | Sacramental Orders |
| Author | Susan K. Wood, John D. Laurance |
| Publisher | Liturgical Press (Oct 2000) |
| ISBN | 9780814625224 |
| Pages | 197 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 1119 |