| Ordained Ministry in Free Church Perspective: Retrieving Robert Browne (C. 1550-1633) for Contemporary Ecclesiology Contributor(s): Abrahamse, Jan Martijn (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004440712 ISBN-13: 9789004440715 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $85.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2020 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Calvinist - Religion | Christianity - Presbyterian |
| Physical Information: 452 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In Ordained Ministry in Free Church Perspective Jan Martijn Abrahamse presents a constructive theology of ordained ministry by returning to the life and thought of the English Separatist Robert Browne (c. 1550-1633). This study makes a substantial contribution not only by solving one of the most thorny problems in congregational ecclesiology, but also by recovering the legacy of this ecclesial pioneer. Through an in-depth analysis of Browne's literature, the author provides a covenantal theology of ordained ministry in conversation with present-day authors Stanley Hauerwas and Kevin Vanhoozer. Inspired by the emerging trend of 'theology of retrieval' Abrahamse offers a methodologically innovative way of doing systematic theology in a manner in which voices from the past can be made fruitful for today. |