The Problem Associated With The Etymological Meaning of Koinonia
In his book Communitas (1998), Roberto Esposito suggests that 'koinonia' isn't "completely equivalent" to communitas nor to communio nor to ekklesia:
"Indeed, one could argue that it is the arduous relation that the 'koinonia' has with the originary form of 'munus' that distances it from its strictly ecclesiastical inflection."
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