Order and Chaos in the Didache

Toward the goal of maintaining order in worship without limiting the free movement of the Holy Spirit, the Didache promotes a community ethos that can be characterized as ‘chaordic’. This is to say that there is a tolerance for chaos, but boundaries are set in place. This paper examines how the Dida...

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Main Author: Clark, David A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Journal of pentecostal theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages: 287-296
IxTheo Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
RB Church office; congregation
Further subjects:B Didache Pentecostal worship chaordic community
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

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