The Diffusion of Ecclesiastical Authority: Sociological Dimensions of Leadership in the Book of Acts - eBook
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The Diffusion of Ecclesiastical Authority: Sociological Dimensions of Leadership in the Book of Acts - eBook

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Title: The Diffusion of Ecclesiastical Authority: Sociological Dimensions of Leadership in the Book of Acts - eBook
By: Darin H. Land
Format: DRM Free ePub
Vendor: Pickwick Publications
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 9781630877156
ISBN-13: 9781630877156
Series: Princeton Theological Monograph
Stock No: WW108883EB

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The Diffusion of Ecclesiastical Authority explores the leadership of the church in Acts from a sociological perspective. Two primary models emerge from a sociologically informed investigation of first-century Greco-Roman and Jewish religious leadership: "manager-leader" and "innovator-leader." An examination of seven passages in Acts reveals that the leaders of the early church, although initially conforming to cultural expectations, are best described as innovator-leaders whose counter-cultural actions resulted in the empowerment of new leaders and the advancement of the gospel. Through the use of fictive kinship language, the voluntary sharing of authority, the fostering of a sense of mutual dependence on God as the common patron, and the redefinition of what is honorable, the leaders in Acts consistently enabled others to share authority in the church.

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Darin H. Land is an adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary. He lives with his wife in Alhambra, California.

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