{"product_id":"the-diffusion-of-ecclesiastical-authority-darin-h-land-9781556355752","title":"The Diffusion of Ecclesiastical Authority: Sociological Dimensions of Leadership in the Book of Acts","description":"The Diffusion of Ecclesiastical Authority explores the leadership of the church in Acts from a sociological perspective. Two primary models emerge from a sociologically informed investigation of first-century Greco-Roman and Jewish religious leadership: \"manager-leader\" and \"innovator-leader.\" An examination of seven passages in Acts reveals that the leaders of the early church, although initially conforming to cultural expectations, are best described as innovator-leaders whose counter-cultural actions resulted in the empowerment of new leaders and the advancement of the gospel. Through the use of fictive kinship language, the voluntary sharing of authority, the fostering of a sense of mutual dependence on God as the common patron, and the redefinition of what is honorable, the leaders in Acts consistently enabled others to share authority in the church.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Darin H. Land\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1556355750\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781556355752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pickwick Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Darin H. Land","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445376069887,"sku":"9781556355752","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c9b150a7-011a-4f37-9a74-b9bf09189c09.jpg?v=1777218209","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-diffusion-of-ecclesiastical-authority-darin-h-land-9781556355752","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}