Power and the church : ecclesiology in an age of transition / Martyn Percy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Percy, Martyn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Power (Christian theology).

Theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; Washington : Cassell, 1998.

Summary:

Employing insights from theology, sociology and political science, this text considers the question of power within the Church, which is thought to provide the key to unlocking core dilemmas in the Church's self-understanding, and to point towards a relevant ecclesiology for the 21st century. The book shows how different denominations handle power in different ways, exposes the misuse of power in fundamentalist and new religious movements, and argues that these movements highlight problems of power elsewhere within the Church.

Contents:

CONTENTS; Preface; 1. Some models of power; 2. The healing benediction: a sociological and narrative theology of miracles in the Gospels; 3. Wisdom and weakness in ministerial formation: 'ambassadors' as a paradigm for the Early Church; 4. Fundamentalism and power; 5. An anatomy of violence in established and new religious movements; 6. Theories of exchange for the Toronto Blessing; 7. Bureaucratic ideology in established religion; 8. Erotic ideology in experiential religion; 9. Things fall apart I: established religion and the presence of sexuality

10. Things fall apart II: experiential religion and the absence of theologyConclusion: the future of the power of God in a post-foundational world; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613202758

9781283202756

1283202751

9781441113580

1441113584

OCLC:

741690674