"According to the Whole:" the 'Catholicity' of the Church in the Theology of Henri de Lubac

This study has as its subject the meaning of the ‘catholicity’ of the Church in the works of Henri de Lubac. The French theologian, drawing his inspiration mainly from the Fathers of the Church, recovers the complete meaning of the adjective ‘Catholic,’ as containing in itself the true universality...

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Main Author: Andrzej Persidok
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Published: Papieski Wydział Teologiczny we Wrocławiu 2020-06-01
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Online Access:https://ojs.academicon.pl/wpt/article/view/2176
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