We Are All Priests : The Ecclesiological Boundaries and Horizons of Martin Luthers Common Priesthood

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

We Are All PriestsThe Ecclesiological Boundaries and Horizons of Martin Luthers Common Priesthood\nAuthor(s): Roger Whittall\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic\nISBN-13: 9781978715424, 978-1978715424\nSynopsis\nIn this book, Roger Whittall argues that Luthers teaching on the common priesthood (the priesthood of believers) was a persistent element of Luthers ecclesiology and closely related to his understanding of the church as the communion of saints. Whittalls focus is the common priesthoods activity in the Christian community, moving beyond its contested relationship to the churchs ordained ministry, or the views that limit its appearance to Luthers early polemical writings. Rather, the common priesthood stands alongside the public ministry. They are equal partners in the churchs mandate to receive and speak Gods word, to respond in prayer, praise, and joyful service of Gods world and all its people. Th.