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Metaphysics Of The Early Church Study Guide

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Book title: Church: Critical Analysis of the Theology and Philosophy.

Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Understanding of Church
a. Understanding of Congregation
b. Understanding of church service
c. Determinism
Part 3: Study of the Church
a. Metaphysics of the church
b. Epistemology of the church
Part 4: Church history
a. Philosophy of Early Church
b. Philosophy of Morden Church
c. The result of the future church
Part 5: Diversity of Church
a. Philosophy of congregation
b. Why does church need congregation?
c. Different sort of congregation: Conflict and no-conflict
Part 6: Philosophy of Missiology
a. Ideology of Mission
b. Oppression of Mission
c. Advantage of Mission
d. Disadvantage of Mission
Part 7: Church failure
a. Leadership
b. Division …show more content…

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