What Is the Nature of Authority in the Church?

By Meneo A. Afonso

This work seeks to understand the dominant socio-political view of Church authority in the context of history, and to articulate a vision of non-political authority in the Church drawn from spiritual anthropology rather than from political theories. Contents: SECTION I: A Historical Survey; Historical Context; Church as a Body Politic; Authority as a Power to Rule; Summary Remarks; Critique of the Traditional View; The Democratic Ideal; The Christian Economy; Authority as a Power of Grace; Conclusion; Footnotes; Bibliography.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076180286X
• ISBN13: 9780761802860
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"