Authority Vested: A Story of Identity and Change in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod - Softcover

Todd, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080284457X ISBN 13: 9780802844576

Verlag: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999

Inhaltsangabe

Like other major Protestant denominations in the United States, the 2.6-million-member Luther Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), founded in 1847, has struggled with issues of relevance and identity in society at large. In this book Mary Todd chronicles the history of this struggle for identity in the LCMS, critically examining the central--often contentious--issue of authority in relation to Scripture, ministry, and the role of women in the church. In recounting the history of the denomination, Todd uses the ministry of women as a case study to show how the LCMS has continually redefined its concept of authority in order to maintain its own historic identity. Based on oral histories and solid archival research, Authority Vested not only explores the internal life of a significant denomination but also offers critical insights for other churches seeking to maintain their Christian distinctives in religiously pluralistic America.

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Associate professor of history and director of the Honors Program at Concordia University in River Forest, Illinois.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 080284457X
• ISBN 13: 9780802844576
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 356
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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