Christa L. McKirland (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is dean of faculty and lecturer in systematic theology at Carey Baptist College in Aotearoa (New Zealand). She focuses especially on theological anthropology and is the author God's Provision, Humanity's Need: The Gift of Our Dependence. She is also the executive director of Logia International, an organization that seeks to encourage women to pursue postgraduate theological study for the sake of the academy and church.

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• Introduction: Authority over Others?Part 1: What Is Authority? Forming the Bricks1. Executive Authority: Imperative and Performative2. Nonexecutive Authority: Epistemic and Exemplary3. A Theological Definition of AuthorityPart 2: How Is Authority Expressed? Building the Boundary Walls4. Divine Authority (1): The One God Who Is Three5. Divine Authority (2): Jesus and the Spirit6. Authority and Scripture7. Authority, Translation, and Interpretation8. Authority, Power, and Human Calling9. Authority and Human CommunityPart 3: How Is Authority Identified and Evaluated? Living Within the Boundary Walls10. Theological Boundary Walls for Post-Pentecost Interpersonal Authority11. The Source, Purpose, and Limits of Authority12. Recognizing Limits and Expanding Our ImaginationsConclusion: Flourishing Within the Boundary WallsIndexes

Christa L. McKirland (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is dean of faculty and lecturer in systematic theology at Carey Baptist College in Aotearoa (New Zealand). She focuses especially on theological anthropology and is the author God's Provision, Humanity's Need: The Gift of Our Dependence. She is also the executive director of Logia International, an organization that seeks to encourage women to pursue postgraduate theological study for the sake of the academy and church.

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• Introduction: Authority over Others?Part 1: What Is Authority? Forming the Bricks1. Executive Authority: Imperative and Performative2. Nonexecutive Authority: Epistemic and Exemplary3. A Theological Definition of AuthorityPart 2: How Is Authority Expressed? Building the Boundary Walls4. Divine Authority (1): The One God Who Is Three5. Divine Authority (2): Jesus and the Spirit6. Authority and Scripture7. Authority, Translation, and Interpretation8. Authority, Power, and Human Calling9. Authority and Human CommunityPart 3: How Is Authority Identified and Evaluated? Living Within the Boundary Walls10. Theological Boundary Walls for Post-Pentecost Interpersonal Authority11. The Source, Purpose, and Limits of Authority12. Recognizing Limits and Expanding Our ImaginationsConclusion: Flourishing Within the Boundary WallsIndexes

Christa L. McKirland (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is dean of faculty and lecturer in systematic theology at Carey Baptist College in Aotearoa (New Zealand). She focuses especially on theological anthropology and is the author God's Provision, Humanity's Need: The Gift of Our Dependence. She is also the executive director of Logia International, an organization that seeks to encourage women to pursue postgraduate theological study for the sake of the academy and church.

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• Introduction: Authority over Others?Part 1: What Is Authority? Forming the Bricks1. Executive Authority: Imperative and Performative2. Nonexecutive Authority: Epistemic and Exemplary3. A Theological Definition of AuthorityPart 2: How Is Authority Expressed? Building the Boundary Walls4. Divine Authority (1): The One God Who Is Three5. Divine Authority (2): Jesus and the Spirit6. Authority and Scripture7. Authority, Translation, and Interpretation8. Authority, Power, and Human Calling9. Authority and Human CommunityPart 3: How Is Authority Identified and Evaluated? Living Within the Boundary Walls10. Theological Boundary Walls for Post-Pentecost Interpersonal Authority11. The Source, Purpose, and Limits of Authority12. Recognizing Limits and Expanding Our ImaginationsConclusion: Flourishing Within the Boundary WallsIndexes