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- Title
James Wm. McClendon Jr.’s Practice of Communal Discernment and Conflicting Convictions among Mennonite Brethren.
- Authors
Heidebrecht, Doug
- Abstract
This article begins by examining how James Wm. McClendon, Jr. provides a theological and hermeneutical framework (narrative approach, the practices of teaching and Scripture reading, articulation of the baptist vision, and the need for cultural witness) for the church’s practice of communal discernment within a baptist ecclesiology. McClendon’s description of this practice revolves around two themes: the fellowship of the Spirit and the justification of convictions. The article concludes with an exploration of the implications of McClendon’s portrayal of communal discernment for the ongoing journey of Canadian Mennonite Brethren as they seek to navigate cultural changes and the loss of theological consensus within their community regarding the issue of women in ministry leadership.
- Subjects
THEOLOGY; HERMENEUTICS; MCCLENDON, James William, 1924-2000; MENNONITE Church; MENNONITES
- Publication
Baptistic Theologies, 2015, Vol 7, Issue 1, p45
- ISSN
1803-618X
- Publication type
Article