{"title":"Reflections on episcopal authority","authors":"Thabo Makgoba","doi":"10.1080/1474225x.2023.2211315","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In succession to the apostles, the bishop is a guardian and a keeper and one who cares for spiritual concerns. In continuity with the past the bishop directs God’s people to the future with an authority that is not personal, in witness to the public faith and a sign of unity.","PeriodicalId":42198,"journal":{"name":"International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church","volume":"23 1","pages":"135 - 137"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3000,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1474225x.2023.2211315","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"RELIGION","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT In succession to the apostles, the bishop is a guardian and a keeper and one who cares for spiritual concerns. In continuity with the past the bishop directs God’s people to the future with an authority that is not personal, in witness to the public faith and a sign of unity.
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