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The Church and the Individual: An Interdisciplinary Approach

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avondale-bepress.context-key11187064
avondale-bepress.submission-paththeo_papers/168
avondale.affiliateJankiewicz, Darius
avondale.departmentScripture, Spirituality and Society Research Centre
avondale.facultyTheology
avondale.reporting.versionPublished Version
dc.contributor.authorJankiewicz, Darius
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:26:05Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:26:05Z
dc.date.issued2007-10-01
dc.date.submitted2017-12-01T23:39:48Z
dc.description.abstract<p>At its best, Christian theology has sought to find a balance between two approaches to religious authority. One approach suggests that the Church has authority over the individual, and that the individual should respond with complete trust toward religious authority and its pronouncements. The other approach suggests that the individual is the source of authority, and that the individual has the right to scrutinize, critique or reject the pronouncements of the Church. In this paper, these approaches to religious authority are referred to, respectively, as dependence and independence models of religious authority.</p>
dc.identifier.citation<p>Jankiewicz, D. (2007). The church and the individual: An interdisciplinary approach. <em>Pacific Journal of Theology, 37</em>(1), 20-43.</p>
dc.identifier.issn1027-037X
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/1897/11187064
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.provenance<p>This article was originally published as:</p> <p>Jankiewicz, D. (2007). The church and the individual: An interdisciplinary approach. <em>Pacific Journal of Theology, 37</em>(1), 20-43.</p> <p>ISSN: 1027-037X</p>
dc.relation.ispartofPacific Journal of Theology
dc.rights<p>Due to copyright restrictions this article is unavailable for download.</p> <p>&copy; South Pacific Association of Theological Schools 2007</p> <p>Staff and Students of Avondale College may access this article via a library PRIMO search <a href="http://primo.unilinc.edu.au/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?mode=Advanced&vid=AVN">here.</a></p>
dc.subjectadventist church
dc.subjectpeople
dc.titleThe Church and the Individual: An Interdisciplinary Approach
dc.typeJournal Article

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