Holiness and Ministry: A Biblical Theology of Ordination

by Thomas B. Dozeman

The World Council of Churches has called for renewed theological reflection on the biblical roots of ordination to strengthen the vocational identity of the ordained and to provide a framework for ecumenical dialogue. This book is a response to that call. It is grounded in the assumption that the vocation of ordination requires an understanding of holiness and how it functions in human religious experience. The goal is to construct a biblical theology...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195367332
• ISBN13: 9780195367331
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.3"