Power and the Church

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Power and the Church is written by Martyn Percy and published by A&C Black. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1441113584 (ISBN 10) and 9781441113580 (ISBN 13).

Employing insights from theology, sociology and political science, this text considers the question of power within the Church, which is thought to provide the key to unlocking core dilemmas in the Church's self-understanding, and to point towards a relevant ecclesiology for the 21st century. The book shows how different denominations handle power in different ways, exposes the misuse of power in fundamentalist and new religious movements, and argues that these movements highlight problems of power elsewhere within the Church.