Kenosis and priesthood
Subtitle: towards a Protestant re-evaluation of the ordained ministry
By: T.D. Herbert ; foreword by Graham Ward
Series: Paternoster theological monographs
Publisher: Paternoster
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Milton Keynes, UK; Colorado Springs, CO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9781842275658
Subjects: Clergy; Incarnation; Priesthood; Office; Ordination
Description: "This book is an attempt to recover for protestants the significance of the ordained priesthood. In the past the priesthood of the ordained had proved to be thoroughly problematic, not least for ecumenical debate. Herbert explores the ministry through an exposition of kenotic and Trinitarian theology. He argues that the priesthood is called to announce God's gracious saving in Jesus Christ and so call people to respond gratefully through Christian living. At the Eucharist, argues Herbert, the priest is not the one who has the specific power of consecration but the one who is commissioned to retell the story of God's saving act."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.