the branch of theology dealing with the church; taken from the Greek word "ekklesia," meaning "those called out" or "an assembly of citizens regularly summoned "
The branch of theology studying the nature, constitution, function, and membership of the Church
Ecclesiology is from the Greek [ekklesia] meaning Church, and [logos] meaning word By extension the word or discourse of the Church It is the study of the Church and it's origins the purpose is to produce a deeper understanding of the body of Christ as seen in the light of divine revelation of God, received in faith [back]
the branch of theology concerned with the nature and the constitution and the functions of a church
Ecclesiology is derived from the two Greek words e)kklhsi/a(ecclesia) meaning "assembly" or "church" and lo/goj(logos) meaning "word " Ecclesiology is the science of the church
the theology of the meaning of the church or the study of the church's forms, structures, importance, etc
From the Greek for "the assembly of those called out, the church"; the study of the Christian church: its meaning, its relationship to Christ, and its forms and structures
The section of Christian theology dealing with the theory of the church See pp 405-26