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Democracy in the Christian Church : an historical, theological and political case /
Are church structures divinely-willed, and consequently both permanent and irreversible? Can Christians modify the polity of their church like they do with that of civil society? What would be the role of the office of oversight in a Christian church democratically organized? What would its relation...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Continuum International Publishing,
2012.
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| Colección: | Ecclesiological investigations.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Are church structures divinely-willed, and consequently both permanent and irreversible? Can Christians modify the polity of their church like they do with that of civil society? What would be the role of the office of oversight in a Christian church democratically organized? What would its relationship with specialized authorities within the community be?Building on a remarkable number of specialist studies in exegesis, church history, political philosophy, canon law, and ecclesiology, this book convincingly fulfils three goals. First, it encourages Christians to determine the political outlo. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (305 pages). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780567472649 0567472647 |