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Burtchaell, James Tunstead was born on March 31, 1934 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of James Tunstead Junior and Marion Margaret (Murphy) Burtchaell.
(This important work engages with a long historical debate...)
This important work engages with a long historical debate: were the earliest Christians under the direction of ordained ministers, or under the influence of inspired laypeople? Who was in charge: bishops, elders and deacons, or apostles, prophets and teachers? Rather than trace Church offices backwards, Burtchaell examines the contemporary Jewish communities and finds evidence that Christians simply continued the offices of the synagogue. Thus, he asserts that from the very first they were presided over by officers. The author then advances the provocative view that in the first century it was not the officers who spoke with the most authority. They presided, but did not lead, and deferred to more charismatic laypeople. Burtchaell sees the evidence in favor of the Catholic/Orthodox/Anglican view that bishops have always presided in the Christian Church. At the same time he argues alongside the Prostestants that in its formative era the Church deferred most to the judgment of those who were inspired, yet never ordained.
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Burtchaell, James Tunstead was born on March 31, 1934 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of James Tunstead Junior and Marion Margaret (Murphy) Burtchaell.
Bachelor, University Notre Dame, 1956. Sacrae Theologiae Baccalaureatus, Pontifical University Gregoriana, Rome, 1958. Sacrae Theologiae Licentiatus, Catholic University America, 1960.
Postgraduate, Ecole Biblique Francaise, Jerusalem, 1963. Licentiate in Sacred Scripture, Pontifical Biblical Commission, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, 1966.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), St. Mary's College, Moraga, California, 1974. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, 1976. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), College Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, 1987.
Professor theological, U. Notre Dame, Indiana, 1966-1992; provost, U. Notre Dame, Indiana, 1970-1977.
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Board of directors, vice president Protective Superior vena cava syndrome Board, South Bend, Indiana, 1982-1990. Board directors Institute Religion and Public Life, New York City, since 1986, Justlife, Grand Rapids, 1989-1992. Chairman Center Constitutional Studies, Notre Dame, 1977-1979.
Member American Academy Religion (president 1970-1971), Catholic Commission Intellectual and Cultural Affairs.