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The Diffusion of Ecclesiastical Authority

by Darin H Land

  • Hardback
  • Publisher: Pickwick Publications
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.7 cm

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Description: The Diffusion of Ecclesiastical Authority explores the leadership of the church in Acts from a sociological perspective. Two primary models emerge from a sociologically informed investigation of first-century Greco-Roman and Jewish religious leadership: ""manager-leader"" and ""innovator-leader."" An examination of seven passages in Acts reveals that the leaders of the early church, although initially conforming to cultural expectations, are best described as innovator-leaders whose counter-cultural actions resulted in the empowerment of new leaders and the advancement of the gospel. Through the use of fictive kinship language, the voluntary sharing of authority, the fostering of a sense of mutual dependence on God as the common patron, and the redefinition of what is honorable, the leaders in Acts consistently enabled others to share authority in the church. About the Contributor(s): Darin H. Land is an adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary. He lives with his wife in Alhambra, California.
The Diffusion of Ecclesiastical Authority and The Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia in Their Local Setting
The Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia in Their Local SettingThe Diffusion of Ecclesiastical Authority

  • Author

    Darin H Land

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Pickwick Publications

  • Published

    July 2008

  • Weight

    514g

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9781498250634

  • ISBN-10

    1498250637

  • Eden Code

    4921204

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