Incarnating authority
Subtitle: a critical account of authority in the church
By: Paul Avis, Angela Berlis, Nikolaus Knoeppfler, Martin O'Malley (eds.).
Series: ta ethika -- 18; Ethika
Publisher: Utzverlag
Published: 2019
Place of publication: München
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9783831647002
Subjects: Authority; Religious aspects; Christianity
Description: The articles of this collection examine contemporary structures of authority in the Christian church. Scholars critically explore their own churches, looking at historical as well as contemporary discussions about authority : the conciliar tradition, secular developments, experiences of non-ordained ecclesial leadership, on to more confessional principles, rules, and practices relevant for church governance. Contributions represent the following traditions : Anglican, Old Catholic, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran, Methodist, and Reformed. The goal is not only to theorize about authority abstractly, but also to explore potential paths for closer ecclesial union and ecumenical action.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Preface : Incarnating authority in the Christian church  -- Martin O'Malley; title: The conciliar tradition and the Anglican Communion  -- Paul Avis; title: The governance structures of the Church of England and their basis in law  -- Catherine Shelley; title: Synodality and authority : canon law doctrines and practices in the tradition of Old Catholicism  -- Jan Hallebeek; title: Speaking truth to power structures : integrity, identity and ecclesiology  -- Martyn Percy; title: Methodism and authority : connexion, conference and corporate oversight in the Methodist tradition  -- David Chapman; title: The question of authority in the Eastern Orthodox Church : aspects, perspectives and problem  -- Irina Deretić; title: Autorität aus evangelisch-lutherischer Sicht  -- Martin Leiner; title: Ecumenical dialogue and the question of authority  -- Jeremy Worthen; title: Female clergy and female laity sharing authority : considerations from an Old Catholic perspective  -- Angela Berlis; title: The authority of dissent  -- Andrew Pierce; title: Francis and papal authority : now is the time for Rahner's ecumenical theology -- Nikolaus Knoepffler and-- Martin O'Malley.