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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). School of Theology and Seminary Graduate Papers/Theses. 1421.
https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/sot_papers/1421
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