Paul, Democracy, and the Corinthians

This creative and innovative book, rich in its highly accessible and incisive understanding of the ancient literature and epigraphy regarding the operations of ancient democracy, demonstrates in intriguing ways the pastoral and political relevance of Paul's exegetical appeal to democratic processes and ideas/ideals in pastoring a highly factionalised congregation at Corinth. In the process, Professor Welborn highlights important distinctives in Paul's theological, social, and political thought that transformed his understanding of community from other contemporary political models and movements and, indeed, perhaps the western intellectual tradition itself.