For John Howard Yoder theology is
an activity on behalf of the church.
Not exact matches
(5) The most urgent ecumenical dialogue between Russia and Rome today must focus
on a new generation
of Russian Orthodox thinkers: those who, having looked hard at the crisis in Ukraine and their
Church leadership's propaganda
activities on behalf of the Putin regime, have concluded that Russian Orthodoxy needs a new theory
of Church - and - state — and should develop one in vigorous conversation with serious scholars
of Catholic social doctrine.
The
activity of the
Church as a priesthood making intercession for all men, offering thanks and praise
on behalf of all, now requires the minister's devoted leadership in a particular way.
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The founding
of the Federal Council
of Churches in 1908 received considerable attention, and the CENTURY reported its
activities on behalf of social justice with sympathy and appreciation.
Currently, IRS laws prohibits political campaign
activity by charities and
churches by defining a 501 (c)(3) organization as one «which does not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing
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