Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Amtstheologie
English translation:
clerical theology
Added to glossary by
USER00230 (X)
Mar 17, 2005 11:02
19 yrs ago
German term
Amtstheologie
German to English
Art/Literary
Religion
theology
literally "theology of office" i.e. the theology of the function,role etc. of a priest, pastor or minister
anyone know a better term in English than "theology of office"?
thanks in advance
anyone know a better term in English than "theology of office"?
thanks in advance
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +7 | clerical theology |
Lancashireman
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| 4 | theology of ministry |
Angelika Joachim (X)
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| 3 -1 | pastoral theology |
Terence Ajbro
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Proposed translations
+7
9 mins
Selected
clerical theology
A great deal of traditional clerical theology is about hierarchical power and about minutiae of rituals, titles, procedure and precedence,
http://www.sedos.org/english/Rayan.html
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Note added at 13 mins (2005-03-17 11:16:25 GMT)
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Reformed theology has been a strongly literate-based, clerical theology, most of it developing and being disseminated within academies/seminaries,
http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=160
In this third volume of the Ignatius Press translation of Herrlichkeit, von Balthasar examines the more significant developments within the tradition of theological aesthetics--as ancient as Irenaeus--from the failure of \" clerical \" theology in the late medieval period down to the early twentieth century.
http://www.thomist.org/journal/1987/Oct/1987 Oct Book Review...
http://www.sedos.org/english/Rayan.html
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Note added at 13 mins (2005-03-17 11:16:25 GMT)
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Reformed theology has been a strongly literate-based, clerical theology, most of it developing and being disseminated within academies/seminaries,
http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=160
In this third volume of the Ignatius Press translation of Herrlichkeit, von Balthasar examines the more significant developments within the tradition of theological aesthetics--as ancient as Irenaeus--from the failure of \" clerical \" theology in the late medieval period down to the early twentieth century.
http://www.thomist.org/journal/1987/Oct/1987 Oct Book Review...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Patrick Delaney
: That's the one!
26 mins
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| agree |
JeffFish (X)
: very authentic Englisch!
37 mins
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Sänkju Dschiff !
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| agree |
Terence Ajbro
40 mins
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| agree |
Laura Terrett
1 hr
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| agree |
mstkwasa
2 hrs
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| agree |
Francis Lee (X)
2 hrs
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| agree |
Elimar Orlopp
: there you go!
16 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks, well done"
-1
5 mins
Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
A multilingual Englishman
Native in: English 
Works in: English to German, English to Danish, Danish to English, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
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15
pastoral theology
The closest I can think of. But this would refer mainly to vicars/priests etc.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Patrick Delaney
: Has more to do with the role of a pastor within a parish, etc.
30 mins
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yes, I suspected that, "clerical theology" is correct.
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754 days
theology of ministry
The target term was found in an original English statement by the Lutheran World Federation (on episkopé). One should keep in mind, though, that such consensus documents are written by theologians with varying levels of English, so there is always a certain risk of interference from other languages/the term having been translated based on what the person was thinking in their native language.
Example sentence:
As the Lutheran churches continue to develop their theology of ministry in the face of the many challenges posed within their respective contexts, substantial communication is required, both among themselves and ecumenically, on issues pertaining to...
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