Our Theologian in Residence, the Rev. Dr. Luigi Gioia, continues a year-long course to dive into all the main areas of theology: Faith, Scripture, Tradition, God, Christ, Salvation, the Holy Spirit, the Trinity, and the Church – always with an eye to their relevance for spirituality and for everyday life.
Starting today, our series Sharp Faith will be dedicated to the exploration of what is the Church. From a theological viewpoint, talking about the Church is just another way of talking about God. The very name of Church implies it. In Greek the church is called ecclesia (hence the word ‘ecclesial’), which means “the community of those who are called”. There is no church without a call by the Father to become his people, by being gathered in one body with Christ, and having the Holy Spirit uniting us in the bond of love. This is the origin of three ways of identifying the church from a theological viewpoint, namely as: (1) the People of God (that is of the Father); (2) the Body of Christ; and (3) the Temple of the Holy Spirit. We shall dedicate one class to each of these aspects starting next Sunday from The Church as the People of God.
The Adult Education program at Saint Thomas Church offers sound Christian teaching presented with intellectual vigor, teaching that is grounded in Holy Scripture, mediated by the catholic tradition that is the inheritance of Anglicanism and set forth in the Book of Common Prayer. For more information about our theology program and to receive links for weekly Sunday Theology Talks, please contact Fr. Gioia.
