Church, community and power

Kearsley, Roy.

Church, community and power [electronic resource] / Roy Kearsley. - Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub. Ltd., c2008. - 246 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-241) and index.

Introduction : church as community in the presence of power -- Church as a koinonia : the fellowship of the way -- The contested concept : what is power? -- Church and the environment of power -- Power relations and church -- Strategies, church, and freedom -- Spirit, power, and weakness -- Power, authority, and community -- Twin problems on power and church -- Conclusions : power in the future of koinonia community.


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2009.
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9780754693147 (electronic bk.) 0754693147 (electronic bk.)


Church.
Power (Christian theology)
Communities--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Authority--Religious aspects--Christianity.


Electronic books.

BV600.3 / .K43 2008eb

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