Institutions that are not ecclesial but want a religious identity struggle to define themselves constitutionally. A common strategy is to develop their own “Statement of Faith”. This strategy is not without difficulties. It defines faith outside of the context of existing communities of faith in the world. Such institutions risk becoming new religious movements separate and distinct from the faith they sought to preserve.
On Constitutions, Confessionalization, and Gandhi
On Constitutions, Confessionalization, and…
On Constitutions, Confessionalization, and Gandhi
Institutions that are not ecclesial but want a religious identity struggle to define themselves constitutionally. A common strategy is to develop their own “Statement of Faith”. This strategy is not without difficulties. It defines faith outside of the context of existing communities of faith in the world. Such institutions risk becoming new religious movements separate and distinct from the faith they sought to preserve.