Episcopacy in the Methodist Tradition: Perspectives and Proposals - Softcover

Richey, Russell E.; Frank, Thomas Edward

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0687038618 ISBN 13: 9780687038619

Verlag: Abingdon Press, 2004

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This book explores Methodist episcopacy in the U.S. and reviews notions of and expectations about episcopal leadership held by United Methodists today. After a careful historical study, Richey and Frank give helpful perspectives on a current proposal to the 2004 General Conference by the Council of Bishops to elect a bishop who will serve a four-year term as the Council's president. More generally and for the longer term, this book examines the need for organizational change and theological reflection on the office of bishop, while reviewing the implications of such reorganization of the Council of Bishops including the election process. By examining what Methodists have meant by the words "itinerant general superintendent," the authors discuss the polity of the Church and explore the constraints, concern, and possibilities for episcopal leadership.

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• Verlag: Abingdon Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0687038618
• ISBN 13: 9780687038619
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160