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Biblical Covenants, Polity, and the United Church of Christ.

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Biblical Covenants, Polity, and the United Church of Christ./
作者:	Welch-Pomerantz, Sarah.
出版者:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2022,
面頁冊數:	89 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 83-10, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International83-10A.
標題:	Theology. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=29162693
ISBN:	9798426820784

Biblical Covenants, Polity, and the United Church of Christ.
Welch-Pomerantz, Sarah.

Biblical Covenants, Polity, and the United Church of Christ. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2022 - 89 p.

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 83-10, Section: A.

Thesis (D.Min.)--Drew University, 2022.

This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

Community Church of Cedar Grove, New Jersey, Cedar Grove NJHow can a denomination with a polity and structure centered on the belief that the local church is autonomous from other churches, associations, conferences, and the National Office create mutually beneficial covenants that hold all parties together? This is the question at the center of my work. As a UCC minister, I have a front-row seat to the dysfunction, confusion, and lack of connection created by the UCC polity. Without solid and clear covenants, we lack connection, purpose, and meaning as a denomination. How did we get here, and what can we do about it? To understand how we got here, we have to go back to where it all began. I start my paper by looking at the UCC's foundational documents, precisely the 1947 "Basis of Union," to assess how the founders wrestled with this same question. From there, I examine minutes from different General Synods and the works of several prominent UCC scholars to find answers to my questions. Although my analysis did not yield an answer to my central question, it did reveal a new question: Do we understand John 17: 21? Here, Jesus' vision of unity, "That They May All Be One," functions as the biblical justification for the UCC's aspirational goal of autonomous unity. The UCC founders created this denomination because they believed they lived into Jesus' prayer for unity. Getting to the heart of John 17: 21 could help us find a way to create lasting covenants. In doing a deep dive into biblical scholarship, I uncovered the UCC's misreading of the text, which has led to our current dysfunctional system. Changing our understanding of the text could allow us to create a new polity that can live authentically into Jesus' prayer for unity and offer the denomination a structure where autonomous bodies can be held together through strong and concise covenants.

ISBN: 9798426820784Subjects--Topical Terms:

516533
Theology.
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Covenant

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