The Diffusion of Ecclesiastical Authority - Darin H. Land
| Автор: | Darin H. Land |
| Издательство: | Ingram |
| Серия: | Princeton Theological Monograph Series |
| Жанр произведения: | Религия: прочее |
| Год издания: | 0 |
| isbn: | 9781630877156 |
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.