Power and the church: ecclesiology in an age of transition
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Main Author: Percy, Martyn (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Cassell 1998
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-234) and index
Some models of power -- The healing benediction: a sociological and narrative theology of miracles in the Gospels -- Wisdom and weakness in ministerial formation: 'ambassadors' as a paradigm for the early church / with Anthony Bash -- Fundamentalism and power -- An anatomy of violence in established and new religious movements -- Theories of exchange for the Toronto blessing -- Bureaucratic ideology in established religion -- Erotic ideology in experiential religion -- Things fall apart I: established religion and the presence of sexuality -- Things fall apart II: experiential religion and the absence of theology -- Conclusion: the future of the power of God in a post-foundational world
Employing insights from theology, sociology and political science, this text considers the question of power within the Church, which is thought to provide the key to unlocking core dilemmas in the Church's self-understanding, and to point towards a relevant ecclesiology for the 21st century. The book shows how different denominations handle power in different ways, exposes the misuse of power in fundamentalist and new religious movements, and argues that these movements highlight problems of power elsewhere within the Church
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 239 pages)
ISBN:9781441113580
1441113584
0304701076
9780304701070
030470105X
9780304701056

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