Koinonia
The Greek word koinonia (κοινωνία) means community through participation . The word in the New Testament of the Bible regularly used both the ontological inclusion in Jesus Christ through baptism and the Lord's Supper as the resulting specific relationships within the ecclesia to describe. The Latin equivalent is communio .
Since the Second Vatican Council , koinonia has been described in the Catholic Church as a fourth basic dimension of the church, the community ( communio / koinonia ) in which the Christian community finds its expression.
The Greek word is used today as a self-designation for various Christian associations to illustrate the special emphasis on community, including:
- Community and sibling Koinonia
- Koinonia Wien (not to be confused with the restaurant !)
- Koinonia Hanover
- Koinonia Leipzig
- Koinonia moated castle
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cf. V. Prüller-Jagenteufel: Basic Executions of the Church; in: ME Aigner, A. Findl Ludescher, V. Prüller Jagenteufel, Basic Concepts of Pastoral Theology (99 concrete words theology), Don Bosco Verlag Munich, 2005, p. 99f.
- ↑ Cf. Gaudium et spes ("Pastoral Constitution on the Church in Today's World")