Theology of Authority

Rethinking Leadership in the Church

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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Is authority reserved for those with a specific calling to leadership? Who holds power in the church? Does authority have limits? Are teaching and preaching the most important practices of authority?Our understanding--and misunderstanding--of authority has significant implications for our individual and corporate flourishing. In A Theology of Authority, Christa McKirland challenges our assumptions about authority, power, and leadership. With a focus on low-church traditions, she examines authority through the lens of analytic philosophy and biblical theology to offer a theological definition of authority. She also tackles questions related to divine and human authority, Scripture, and practices typically related to ordination: preaching, teaching, serving communion, baptizing, church discipline, and vision casting.A Theology of Authority expands our understanding of authority, recognizing the Spirit's enablement of each member to fulfill their calling to spiritual maturity. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of the nuances of authority and power and how we relate to one another as siblings in Christ.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-12-09
Mått152 x 229 x 19 mm
Vikt408 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagBaker Publishing Group
ISBN9781540968166

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Christa L. McKirland (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is dean of faculty and lecturer in systematic theology at Carey Baptist College in Aotearoa (New Zealand). She focuses especially on theological anthropology and is the author God's Provision, Humanity's Need: The Gift of Our Dependence. She is also the executive director of Logia International, an organization that seeks to encourage women to pursue postgraduate theological study for the sake of the academy and church.

Introduction: Authority over Others?Part 1: What Is Authority? Forming the Bricks1. Executive Authority: Imperative and Performative2. Nonexecutive Authority: Epistemic and Exemplary3. A Theological Definition of AuthorityPart 2: How Is Authority Expressed? Building the Boundary Walls4. Divine Authority (1): The One God Who Is Three5. Divine Authority (2): Jesus and the Spirit6. Authority and Scripture7. Authority, Translation, and Interpretation8. Authority, Power, and Human Calling9. Authority and Human CommunityPart 3: How Is Authority Identified and Evaluated? Living Within the Boundary Walls10. Theological Boundary Walls for Post-Pentecost Interpersonal Authority11. The Source, Purpose, and Limits of Authority12. Recognizing Limits and Expanding Our ImaginationsConclusion: Flourishing Within the Boundary WallsIndexes