Abstract
A common criticism of Robert W. Jenson is that his ecclesiology risks being overly hierarchical and potentially authoritarian due to the close connection he draws between the work of the Holy Spirit and the church’s teaching office. This article offers a different reading of Jenson’s ecclesiology. It claims that the Spirit’s work in the church enables a pattern of communal reasoning by which the church can hold its teaching office accountable for specific beliefs and practices. Jenson’s ecclesiology thus has more to say about holding justified power accountable than has previously been recognized.
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