{"product_id":"political-church-the-local-assembly-as-embassy-of-christs-rule-9780830848805","title":"Political Church: The Local Assembly as Embassy of Christ's Rule","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe church is political.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheologians have been debating this claim for years. Liberationists, Anabaptists, Augustinians, neo-Calvinists, Radical Orthodox, and others continue to discuss the matter. What do we mean by politics and the political? What are the limits of the church's political reach? What is the nature of the church as an institution? How do we establish these claims theologically?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan Leeman sets out to address these questions in this Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture volume. Drawing on covenant theology and the \"new institutionalism\" in political science, Leeman critiques political liberalism and explores how the biblical canon informs an account of the local church as an embassy of Christ's kingdom. \u003ci\u003ePolitical Church\u003c\/i\u003e heralds a new era in political theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture, edited by Daniel J. Treier and Kevin J. Vanhoozer, promotes evangelical contributions to systematic theology, seeking fresh understanding of Christian doctrine through creatively faithful engagement with Scripture in dialogue with church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Leeman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e IVP Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780830848805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeeman, Jonathan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan Leeman (PhD, University of Wales) is the editorial director for 9Marks, an organization that produces church leadership resources in Washington, D.C. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Church and the Surprising Offense of God's Love\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eChurch Membership: How the World Knows Who Represents Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IVP Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41180638871667,"sku":"9.78083E+12","price":44.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1877103a-2383-4079-9c38-ebe959a2ad48.jpg?v=1703694545","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/political-church-the-local-assembly-as-embassy-of-christs-rule-9780830848805","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}