Authority Vested
Subtitle: A Story of Identity and Change in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: December 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780802844576
Subjects: History of religion; Lutheran Churches; Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod; Religion - Denominations - Religions; Religious aspects; Religion; Christianity - History - Protestant; Christianity - Lutheran; Authority; History; History of doctrines; Lutheran Church--Missouri Syno
Description: "In Authority Vested Mary Todd chronicles the history of this struggle for identity in the LCMS, critically examining the central - often contentious - issue of authority in relation to Scripture, ministry, and the role of women in the church. After recounting the history of the denomination, Todd uses the ministry of women as a case study of the process by which the synod has continually redefined its concept of authority in order to maintain its own historic identity as a confessional Lutheran church body." "Based on oral histories and on solid archival research, Authority Vested not only explores the internal life of a significant denomination but also offers vital insights for other churches trying to maintain their Christian distinctives in religiously pluralistic America."--BOOK JACKET.