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2006
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Journal Article
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theology, law, ecclesiology
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Religious Studies
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English
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103-426-222
(Last edited on
2006/07/13 00:03:18 GMT-6)
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ABSTRACT:
The Church is a divine institution within a human world. As such it inherently exhibits an element of compromise. Nor is it always easy to reconcile these, at times conflicting, perspectives. Some system of law is required to regulate the structure of the Church, and to set out, at least in broad terms, what its members believe and for what it stands. This is done through a system of law which permiates the whole church, a system which was well-developed in pre-Biblical Israel. The Christian church has inherited, if not the substance of this juridical system, at least some elements of its form. In the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, and those which sprang directly from them and retain a degree of catholicity and orthodoxy, these systems of laws are generally known as canon law. Though this law is framed by man, it has its basis in the divine law, as revealed to the church over time. Some Churches place less emphasis upon the law, but few completely discount the importance of this as an aspect of the church as an institution. But the importance accorded to law within the church varies according to the differing histories and ecclesiological traditions of the respective Churches.
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