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Unexpected Consequences : The Diaconate Renewed by Susanne Watson Epting is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
What is Unexpected Consequences : The Diaconate Renewed about?
A critical look at the diaconate in the Episcopal Church Times change, and the Order of Deacons in the Episcopal Church has not remained static. While the book seeks to update contemporary knowledge about deacons, it also shows how the diaconate may be well positioned to lead the church into change that cuts across governance, formation, and ministry. While the institutional church struggles with its structure and purpose, working to change its reality and perception, the book suggests that there are diaconal leaders who have been working all along for this kind of change. The book chronicles ways in which one church order has grown, matured, adapted, adjusted, and is as effective as it is because of its dynamic nature. It is hoped that other orders might learn from the importance of being adaptable, contextual, and baptismal, while highlighting the primary lens deacons look through as they seek to fulfill what the church has called them to do.
Who reads Unexpected Consequences : The Diaconate Renewed?
It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- Susanne Watson Epting
- Publisher
- New York: Morehouse Publishing
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780819229793
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- Christian, Philosophy, Religion
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (68 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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