American Orthodoxy and Parish Congregationalism
Nicholas FerenczOrthodox ecclesiology doctrinally and historically requires that all authority in the church be expressed by the bishop. The unity of authority, based upon the laying on of hands, is the lived expression of the oneness and catholicity of the church. American Orthodoxy, however, does not have such an authority structure, especially on the parish level. This study explores the divergence of practice from doctrine in the American church. The study concludes with a theological discussion of the problematic nature of parish congregationalism in Orthodoxy. It points toward the already-realized conciliarity of supra-parish structures as the paradigm for a reformation of parish authority structures.
ปี:
2006
ฉบับพิมพ์ครั้งที่:
1
สำนักพิมพ์:
Gorgias Press
ภาษา:
english
จำนวนหน้า:
252
ISBN 10:
1463210736
ISBN 13:
9781463210731
ไฟล์:
PDF, 977 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2006