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Political Church: The Local Assembly as Embassy of Christ's Rule

by Jonathan Leeman

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Intervarsity Press (IVP Academic)
  • 15.3 x 22.7 x 2.6 cm

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The church is political.

Theologians have been debating this claim for years. Liberationists, Anabaptists, Augustinians, neo-Calvinists, Radical Orthodox, and others continue to discuss the matter. What do we mean by politics and the political? What are the limits of the church's political reach? What is the nature of the church as an institution? How do we establish these claims theologically?

Jonathan Leeman sets out to address these questions in this Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture volume. Drawing on covenant theology and the "new institutionalism" in political science, Leeman critiques political liberalism and explores how the biblical canon informs an account of the local church as an embassy of Christ's kingdom. Political Church heralds a new era in political theology.

Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture, edited by Daniel J. Treier and Kevin J. Vanhoozer, promotes evangelical contributions to systematic theology, seeking fresh understanding of Christian doctrine through creatively faithful engagement with Scripture in dialogue with church.

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  • Author

    Jonathan Leeman

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Intervarsity Press (IVP Academic)

  • Published

    March 2016

  • Weight

    545g

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.7 x 2.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9780830848805

  • ISBN-10

    0830848800

  • Eden Code

    4719572

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