Father Raymond F. Collins This is Me

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1. 1. www.americamagazine.org

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   book cover of The Many Faces of the Church By Raymond F. Collins in book reviews
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   By Raymond F. Collins Crossroad/Herder & Herder.
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   Since the Pauline epistles were written before the Gospels and Acts, Father Collins opens with the earliest of these, 1 Thessalonians. He devotes six chapters to language and metaphors used for church as well as church organization in letters by Paul and his later associates. Then one begins again with the earliest Gospel, Mark, and proceeds through the others. The Johannine letters and Revelation are tacked on to the final chapter on John.
   
   Collins omits some important witnesses, like Hebrews, whose images have shaped our visions of liturgical priesthood, or the Jewish Christian assembly in James.
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   Father Collins's penultimate sentence indicates what the reader should expect to gain from working through this material: "Ultimately the New Testament is a mosaic of different images of the church, not only in the various metaphors that are used to describe communities of believers but also in the different ways that the inspired authors experienced and spoke of the church." By focusing on the Pauline epistles, the Gospels and Acts, the author covers the most familiar liturgical texts. But he asks readers to reflect on the historical and social context of each writing. As a result, such big issues as the role of women, the forms of worship, church offices and apostolic (or Petrine) leadership are discussed in every chapter.
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   Father Collins has provided just the sort of balanced vision we need as we seek to build up the church in a time of crisis.
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   Review of The Many Faces of the Church By Raymond F. Collins.

2. 2. The Many Faces of the Church By Raymond F. Collins, Book Review in America, the Catholic magazine & Catholic bookstore

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   Published on: 8/16/2004   Last Visited: 9/9/2004

   book cover of The Many Faces of the Church By Raymond F. Collins in book reviews
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   By Raymond F. Collins Crossroad/Herder & Herder.
   ...
   Since the Pauline epistles were written before the Gospels and Acts, Father Collins opens with the earliest of these, 1 Thessalonians.
   ...
   Collins omits some important witnesses, like Hebrews, whose images have shaped our visions of liturgical priesthood, or the Jewish Christian assembly in James.
   ...
   Father Collins has provided just the sort of balanced vision we need as we seek to build up the church in a time of crisis. Pheme Perkins
   
   Pheme Perkins is professor of New Testament at Boston College. Among her numerous books on the New Testament and early Christianity are Peter: Apostle for the Whole Church and Abraham's Divided Children: Galatians and the Politics of Faith. She is currently finishing a book on the synoptic Gospels. Click here for a sample of reviewer's writings in America and for books by reviewer at amazon.com.

3. 3. The Many Faces of the Church By Raymond F. Collins, Book Review in America, the Catholic magazine & Catholic bookstore

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   Published on: 8/16/2004   Last Visited: 9/24/2004

   book cover of The Many Faces of the Church By Raymond F. Collins in book reviews
   ...
   By Raymond F. Collins Crossroad/Herder & Herder.
   ...
   Since the Pauline epistles were written before the Gospels and Acts, Father Collins opens with the earliest of these, 1 Thessalonians. He devotes six chapters to language and metaphors used for church as well as church organization in letters by Paul and his later associates. Then one begins again with the earliest Gospel, Mark, and proceeds through the others. The Johannine letters and Revelation are tacked on to the final chapter on John.
   
   Collins omits some important witnesses, like Hebrews, whose images have shaped our visions of liturgical priesthood, or the Jewish Christian assembly in James. He treats others only in passing, such as the church of "resident aliens," the minority that must endure verbal and other forms of abuse in 1 Peter or the vigorous opposition to both Roman imperialism and Christians who seek to accommodate to the local culture in the Book of Revelation. The "many" in the book,s title should not be confused with "all." This book is neither a comprehensive survey of New Testament ecclesiology nor a distillation of normative theological principles.
   
   Father Collins,s penultimate sentence indicates what the reader should expect to gain from working through this material: "Ultimately the New Testament is a mosaic of different images of the church, not only in the various metaphors that are used to describe communities of believers but also in the different ways that the inspired authors experienced and spoke of the church." By focusing on the Pauline epistles, the Gospels and Acts, the author covers the most familiar liturgical texts. But he asks readers to reflect on the historical and social context of each writing. As a result, such big issues as the role of women, the forms of worship, church offices and apostolic (or Petrine) leadership are discussed in every chapter.
   ...
   Father Collins has provided just the sort of balanced vision we need as we seek to build up the church in a time of crisis. Pheme Perkins
   
   Pheme Perkins is professor of New Testament at Boston College. Among her numerous books on the New Testament and early Christianity are Peter: Apostle for the Whole Church and Abraham,s Divided Children: Galatians and the Politics of Faith. She is currently finishing a book on the synoptic Gospels. Click here for a sample of reviewer's writings in America and for books by reviewer at amazon.com.