Patterns of Polity : Varieties of Church Governance
by Long, Edward Le Roy, Jr.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-07-01
Publisher(s): Lightning Source Inc
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Summary
In Patterns of Polity, Edward LeRoy Long, Jr. examines the whole spectrum of ways in which Christian believers have organized their institutional life and governed their affairs.
Table of Contents
| Prologue | vii | ||||
| Introduction: Exploring Polities to Understand Faith Traditions | 1 | (12) | |||
| Part One GOVERNANCE BY BISHOPS | |||||
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13 | (15) | |||
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28 | (15) | |||
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43 | (20) | |||
| Part Two GOVERNANCE BY ELDERS, APPOINTEES, AND THE SPIRITUALLY MATURE | |||||
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63 | (16) | |||
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79 | (9) | |||
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88 | (15) | |||
| Part Three GOVERNANCE BY CONGREGATIONS | |||||
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103 | (15) | |||
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118 | (19) | |||
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137 | (14) | |||
| Epilogue: Polities as Languages for Dialogue | 151 | (8) | |||
| Index | 159 |
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