Zizioulas J.D. Being as Communion. Studies in Personhood and the Church

New York: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1997. — 269 p. — (Contemporary Greek Theologians Series, No 4).The original edition of the famous book by Metropolitan. Ioanna (Zizioulas) Being as communication. A study on personality and the Church.Foreword (by John Meyendorff)Personhood and Being
From Mask to Person: The Birth of an Ontology of Personhood
From Biological to Ecclesial Existence: The Ecclesiological Significance of the PersonTruth and Communion
Introduction: The Problem of Truth in the Patristic Era
Truth, Being and History: The Greek Patristic Synthesis
Truth and Salvation: The Existential Implications of Truth as Communion
Truth and the Church: Ecclesiological Consequences of the Greek Patristic SynthesisChrist, the Spirit and the ChurchThe Problem of the Synthesis between Christology and Pneumatology
Implications of the Synthesis for EcclesiologyEucharist and Catholicity
The “One” and the “Many” in the Eucharistic Consciousness of the Early Church
The Composition and Structure of the Eucharistic Community as Reflections of Catholicity
The Eucharistic Community and the “Catholic Church in the World”
Some General ConclusionsApostolic Continuity and Succession
The Two Approaches, “Historical” and “Eschatological,” to Apostolic Continunity
Towards a Synthesis of the “Historical” and the “Eschatological” Approach
Concrete Consequences for the Life of the Church
Conclusion for the Ecumenical DebateMinistry and Communion
The Theological Perspective
The Relational Character of Ministry
The “Sacramental” Character of the Ministry
Ministry and Unity
The “Validity” of the MinistryThe Local Church in a Perspective of Communion
The Historical and Ecclesiological Background
Questions Concerning the Theology of the Local Church Today