NOT WITHOUT YOU. MICHEL DE CERTAU’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE FAITH’S ECCLESIALITY

Abstract

Ecclesiality of faith or community experience of the believing option in Jesus of Nazareth’s God, is an essential element in the Christian theological reflection. One of the theologians who has reflected on it is french Jesuit Michel de Certeau. This article presents some ideas the author claims about the communality of the Christian faith. For purposes of this development, we will focus our attention on the theme places’ imaginary and the use of religious and theological language understood as a vehicle to express the ecclesial structure of Christian faith. In this way, we aim to provide some clues to answer the question of where is God and how the believer gathered in the community discerns the presence and saving action of the Eternal.