Michael R. Wagenman 
The Power of the Church [EPUB ebook] 
The Sacramental Ecclesiology of Abraham Kuyper

It is fascinating that in all the media reports and discussions of the church’s abuse of power in the early years of the twenty-first century, few if any seemed to notice that the accusation of the church’s misuse of power presupposed a shared understanding of the positive use of power within the church that had been violated. Rather than an interest in the sociological aspect of this question, this book examines the more ontological and normative aspects of it. That is, it investigates and discerns the foundational theological framework of culture and society and the location and purpose of the church within them. As a cultural force and societal institution, what does the church constructively bring to the human community?

About the author

Michael R. Wagenman teaches Christian theology and religious studies at Western University (London, Canada). He earned his Ph D at the University of Bristol (UK) and his research seeks to illumine the dynamics of power from the perspective of postmodern continental philosophy and Reformational (Kuyperian) theology. He is the author of Engaging the World with Abraham Kuyper (2019) and Together for the World (2016). He is also an adjunct faculty member at Redeemer University (Ancaster, ON) and the Institute for Christian Studies (Toronto, ON).