Date of Award
2013
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
College
Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
Program
Religion, MA: Theology
First Advisor
Miroslav Kis
Abstract
The notion of collective responsibility is an issue that is not very popular in the postmodern society. However, the idea of collective responsibility can be found in the Bible. This thesis examines philosophical, ethical, and biblical sources on the subject. The biblical evidence focuses on examining Josh 7 and Ezek 18, as well as some of the New Testament contributions to the topic. The relationship between collective responsibility, collective personality, and collective punishment is discussed. The thesis acknowledges collective responsibility as a valid biblical doctrine and proposes its application for church members, leaders, and the decision-making process in the Seventh-day Adventist church in the twenty-first century.
Subject Area
Group identity., Collective behavior--Religious aspects--Seventh-day Adventists.
Recommended Citation
Danihel, Miroslav, "Toward a Biblical View of Collective Responsibility for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Twenty-first Century" (2013). Master's Theses. 35.
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/theses/35/
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/theses/35
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DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/theses/35/