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Priesthood, Pastors, Bishops: Public Ministry for the Reformation and Today
Contributor(s): Wengert, Timothy J. (Author)
ISBN: 0800663136     ISBN-13: 9780800663131
Publisher: Fortress Press
OUR PRICE:   $18.81  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: September 2008
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Annotation: * Retrieves the Reformation context and convictions about ministry * Traces the history of the idea of the priesthood of all believers * Clarifies the theological underpinnings of ministry in Reformation traditions
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christianity - History
- Religion | Leadership
Dewey: 262.124
LCCN: 2008007893
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.6" W x 8.4" (0.50 lbs) 152 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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Today's Protestant churches are oftenrent by disagreement and dissent overthe office of bishop, the roles of theordained, and myriad forms of layministry.

Timothy Wengert's new work overturnsmany of the pious myths about thesematters to probe the core convictionof Martin Luther, Philip Melanchthon, and the early Reform about publicministry. Theirs was an original visionof Christian ministry, revolutionary forits time. It jettisoned the lay/clericaldistinction and brought new authorityand purpose to the public office inChrist's church, says Wengert.

After resurrecting that initial context, Wengert traces the diminution anddistortion of this foundational visionthrough the centuries. He shows thatmany of the modern fights over publicministry are simply wrong-headed, and he then draws striking and helpfulconclusions about the rich assets andforms of service in the single publicoffice of ministry today.

Contributor Bio(s): Wengert, Timothy J.: - Timothy J. Wengert is emeritus professor of Church History at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. A parish pastor for seven years in Minnesota and Wisconsin with a doctorate from Duke University, he taught on Philadelphia's faculty from 1989-2013. He has written extensively on the Reformation, was co-editor of the English edition of The Book of Concord (Fortress, 2000) and translated Luther's Small Catechism, used throughout the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. In addition to books on Philip Melanchthon and Martin Luther, he co-authored with Susan Wood a book on Lutheran/Roman Catholic relations, Shared Spiritual Journey (Paulist, 2016) and currently serves on the U.S. Lutheran/Roman Catholic dialogue. He currently resides in Long Valley, NJ.