Graduate Papers/Theses
Date of Award
7-19-2002
Document Type
Graduate Paper
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Systematic Theology
Department
School of Theology and Seminary
First Advisor
Susan K. Wood SCL
Abstract
Through a study of how authority is exercised in the monastic tradition in the Rule of St. Benedict, one can discern a style of governance that can offer a model for a more pastoral and collegial exercise of episcopal authority in the local church.
Recommended Citation
Zaczkiewicz, Elias OSB, "The Benedictine Abbot as Model of Episcopal Authority" (2002). Graduate Papers/Theses. 1421.
https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/sot_papers/1421
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