{"product_id":"political-church-the-local-assembly-as-embassy-of-christs-rule-paperback","title":"Political Church: The Local Assembly as Embassy of Christ's Rule - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Leeman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKevin J. Vanhoozer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDaniel J. Treier\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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 embassyof 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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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, DC. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Church and the Surprising Offense of God's Love\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChurch Membership: How the World Knows Who Represents Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Underestimated Gospel\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also an occasional lecturer at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and an adjunct teacher for The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. After earning undergraduate and graduate degrees in political science, Leeman began his career in journalism working as an editor for an international economics magazine. Since his call to ministry, he has earned an MDiv and a PhD in theology and worked as an interim pastor. He currently serves as an elder at Capitol Hill Baptist Church and lives with his wife and four daughters in a suburb of Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel J. Treier (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is Blanchard Professor of Theology at Wheaton College. He is the coeditor of nine books and author of three, including \u003ci\u003eVirtue and the Voice of God\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIntroducing TheologicalInterpretation of Scripture\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin J. Vanhoozer (PhD, Cambridge University) is Research Professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He is the author of many works, including \u003ci\u003eFirst Theology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Drama of Doctrine\u003c\/i\u003e and is coauthor with Daniel Treier of \u003ci\u003eTheology and the Mirror of Scripture\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 407\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47362836562169,"sku":"9780830848805","price":51.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/wbqidGkSCI9780830848805.webp?v=1781518308","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/political-church-the-local-assembly-as-embassy-of-christs-rule-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}