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| Named Person: | James Leo Garrett |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Peter L Tie |
| ISBN: | 1610977890 9781610977890 |
| OCLC Number: | 777493445 |
| Notes: | Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2010 under the title: The priesthood of all believers as a unifying motif in the ecclesiology of James Leo Garrett, Jr . |
| Description: | xiv, 141 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction to Garrett's ecclesiology -- The mission of the church -- The membership of the church -- The ministry of the church -- The management of the church -- Garrett's important motifs in perspective. |
| Other Titles: | Restore unity, recover identity, and refine orthopraxy |
| Responsibility: | Peter L. Tie ; [foreword by David S. Dockery]. |
Abstract:
Doctrine divides! Not a few Christians dread doctrine, especially the doctrine of the church (ecclesiology) that allegedly causes much confusion, conflict, and controversy within the church. Many choose to avoid it, but James Leo Garrett Jr., Distinguished Professor of Theology Emeritus at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, is convinced that the much avoided and neglected ecclesiology is the place where the churches must begin to rediscover genuine unity, identity, and orthopraxy. Restore Unity, Recover Identity, Refine Orthopraxy examines Garrett's biblical notion of the universal priesthood. The priesthood concept, properly understood in a communal sense, integrates the mission, membership, ministry, and management of the church. This book is filled with intentional and direct conversations with more than twelve theologians or ecclesiologists from various Christian traditions (Reformed, Pentecostal, Roman Catholic, Mennonite, Baptist, and other Free Church) in order to shed light on Garrett's believers' priesthood doctrine, which eventually points toward a balanced, biblical, and baptist ecclesiology. An ecclesiology rooted in the biblical priesthood does not divide and extinguish but does unite and distinguish!
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