Listening To The Least: Doing Theology From The Outside In
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Author: Ian A McFarland (Emory University, Atlanta)
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 166
Christianity claims to teach with authority, but it has supported serfdom, slavery, colonialism, anti-Semitism, the oppression of women, and other moral wrongs. Rather than making excessive claims about this authority as revelation, Ian McFarland returns to the ministry of Jesus. Like Jesus - who established authority from the outside in by including in his circle prostitutes, sinners, and tax collectors - the contemporary church, he asserts, should build a community from the margins of society. McFarland argues that any claims to authority not made in solidarity with those at the periphery of the faith community are illegitimate. Indeed, the church teaches with authority only by encouraging that very authority to be questioned by those who least share in it. In Listening to the Least, McFarland ably demonstrates how the church can claim its legitimate authority without being authoritarian.
Author: Ian A McFarland (Emory University, Atlanta)
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 166
Christianity claims to teach with authority, but it has supported serfdom, slavery, colonialism, anti-Semitism, the oppression of women, and other moral wrongs. Rather than making excessive claims about this authority as revelation, Ian McFarland returns to the ministry of Jesus. Like Jesus - who established authority from the outside in by including in his circle prostitutes, sinners, and tax collectors - the contemporary church, he asserts, should build a community from the margins of society. McFarland argues that any claims to authority not made in solidarity with those at the periphery of the faith community are illegitimate. Indeed, the church teaches with authority only by encouraging that very authority to be questioned by those who least share in it. In Listening to the Least, McFarland ably demonstrates how the church can claim its legitimate authority without being authoritarian.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Ian A McFarland (Emory University, Atlanta)
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 166
Christianity claims to teach with authority, but it has supported serfdom, slavery, colonialism, anti-Semitism, the oppression of women, and other moral wrongs. Rather than making excessive claims about this authority as revelation, Ian McFarland returns to the ministry of Jesus. Like Jesus - who established authority from the outside in by including in his circle prostitutes, sinners, and tax collectors - the contemporary church, he asserts, should build a community from the margins of society. McFarland argues that any claims to authority not made in solidarity with those at the periphery of the faith community are illegitimate. Indeed, the church teaches with authority only by encouraging that very authority to be questioned by those who least share in it. In Listening to the Least, McFarland ably demonstrates how the church can claim its legitimate authority without being authoritarian.
Author: Ian A McFarland (Emory University, Atlanta)
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 166
Christianity claims to teach with authority, but it has supported serfdom, slavery, colonialism, anti-Semitism, the oppression of women, and other moral wrongs. Rather than making excessive claims about this authority as revelation, Ian McFarland returns to the ministry of Jesus. Like Jesus - who established authority from the outside in by including in his circle prostitutes, sinners, and tax collectors - the contemporary church, he asserts, should build a community from the margins of society. McFarland argues that any claims to authority not made in solidarity with those at the periphery of the faith community are illegitimate. Indeed, the church teaches with authority only by encouraging that very authority to be questioned by those who least share in it. In Listening to the Least, McFarland ably demonstrates how the church can claim its legitimate authority without being authoritarian.
Listening To The Least: Doing Theology From The Outside In
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