Is Christ in the court? a narrative study of litigation in the United Church of Canada

Wallace N Fry

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Is Christ in the court? a narrative study of litigation in the United Church of Canada

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Wallace N Fry. Is Christ In the Court? a Narrative Study of Litigation In the United Church of Canada. St. Stephen's College University of Alberta. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/ff91bc28-7984-4849-b52c-26519688cd90.

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W. N. Fry. Is Christ in the court? a narrative study of litigation in the United Church of Canada. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/ff91bc28-7984-4849-b52c-26519688cd90

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Wallace N Fry. Is Christ In the Court? a Narrative Study of Litigation In the United Church of Canada. St. Stephen's College University of Alberta. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/ff91bc28-7984-4849-b52c-26519688cd90.

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Wallace N Fry

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Abstract

This project/dissertation explores, through narrative inquiry, five presbyters experience of litigation within the United Church of Canada. The author introduces the reader to the impact litigation has on the United Church by illustrating his own struggle with litigation while serving as a Chairperson of presbytery. He then offers an overview of ecclesiastical and civil legal process prior to exploring the research participant's stories of church litigation. These stories serve as a basis for the development of a theology of suffering and compassion to address church litigation. The author concludes the dissertation with models of spiritual discernment that can be used by the church as a pro-active response to litigation.

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