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This paper deals with CELAM's II Conference (Medellín, 1968) reception of collegiality and communion, and shows that, even if the Conference did not talk about synodality, it anticipated the idea. It assumes that synodality is a way of being and operating in the Church that defines pastoral work. Thus, it explains that Medellín was original in the use of an enlarged notion of collegiality, which would lead to the actual use of the term synodality. The paper stresses the importance of the main speakers at the Conference for the correct assimilation of such ideas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper I analyze the concept of Church presented by Danish theologian Nicolai Grundtvig (1783-1872) in the document known as «The Church's Rejoinder». In this text, published in 1825, Grundtvig denounces the rationalist theology of Henrik Nicolai Clausen, particularly his claim that the Bible is the only valid source of Christian revelation; the Scriptures, Clausen adds, ought to be interpreted by professional exegetes. Grundtvig will argue instead that the essence of the Church is the assembly of believers who embraces the message of Christ through the acceptance of the Creed, baptism and communion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]