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Authoritative vs. Nurturant Styles of Religion

By Filings on Mon, 04/19/21
Church & Ministry
Books
Authoritarianism
Doubt
Christian Growth

“I would prefer to describe these two postures as ‘authoritarian’ and ‘nurturning.’ Its only a slight change of words, but ‘authoritative’ and ‘nurturant’ just don’t sound quite right to me. For one thing, I think religious leaders should be authoritative but without being authoritarian.” - Roger Olson

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