Darin H. Land

The Diffusion of Ecclesiastical Authority (eBook, ePUB)

Sociological Dimensions of Leadership in the Book of Acts

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wipf and Stock Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juli 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781630877156
• Artikelnr.: 55266426

Autorenporträt

Darin H. Land is an adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary. He lives with his wife in Alhambra, California.