Del 4 i serien Deddens Kerkrecht Serie / Deddens Church Polity Series

Collegial Bishop Revisited

Classis and Presbytery at Issue

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Wherever there are Reformed and Presbyterian denominations in the world,there are classes and presbyteries. The authors in this volume probe the role of the classis and presbytery, their authority, shortcomings and possibilities. The volume includes not only explorations of the origins of the classis and the presbytery, but also recent international developments, such as the Classis renewal movement in the Christian Reformed Church in North America and in the Evangelical Church of the Czech Brethren, and the appointment of ‘classis ministers’ in the Protestant Church in the Netherlands. Contributions to this volume were written by René de Reuver (the Netherlands), Allan J. Janssen (U.S.A.), Leon van den Broeke (the Netherlands), Klaas-Willem de Jong (the Netherlands), Kathleen S. Smith (U.S.A.), Adam Csukás (the Czech Republic), Joseph D. Small (U.S.A.) and John P. Chalmers (Scotland).

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Utgivningsdatum2026-10-30
Mått155 x 235 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieDeddens Kerkrecht Serie / Deddens Church Polity Series
Antal sidor148
FörlagPallas Publications
ISBN9789048579778

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Leon van den Broeke is Associate professor Church Polity and Director of the Deddens Church Polity Centre at the Theologische Universiteit Kampen; Associate professor Religion, Law and Society and Chair of the Centre for Religion and Law at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.Allan J. Janssen (1948-2020) was Affiliate professor emeritus of Theological Studies, New Brunswick Theological Seminary and General Synod Professor emeritus of the Reformed Church in America.

List of abbreviations In memoriam Allan Jay Janssen (1948-2020) Preface Introduction Who Says? The Authority of the Classis/Presbytery in a Reformed Church For What Reason is the Classis on Earth? The Classis as a Buffer between Ecclesial Individualism and Regional Catholicity in the Context of Globalization, Regionalism and Glocalization Half a Bishop: A Critical Outline of the So-called Classispredikant in the Protestant Church in the Netherlands Balancing Tensions and Encouraging Health: The Classis Renewal Movement in the Christian Reformed Church in North America Classis in the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren How Polity Dies: Form without Substance in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Presbytery as the Engine of the Church Afterword