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What are the roles of canon and community in the understanding and articulation of Christian doctrine? Should the church be the doctrinal arbiter in the twenty-first century? In Canonical Theology John Peckham tackles this complex, ongoing discussion by shedding light on issues surrounding the biblical canon and the role of the community for theology and practice. Peckham examines the nature of...

The community canon model defines the canon as a set of writings that are determined by the community as a standard. Accordingly canonicity is viewed as imposed upon writings by the community.4 Thus, the authority resides in the community to select the writings that are in the canon and thus used for theology.5 But this model is not monolithic. The diversity among those who believe the canon is determined by the community might be illuminated by consideration of two quite
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