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Metropolitan
(919 words)
[German Version] I. Early Church – II. Orthodox Canon Law
I. Early Church The metropolitanate is an outgrowth of the emergence of synods, which in the late 2nd century slowly began to develop into the most important regional ecclesiastical authorities (see also Church polity: I, 3.a). As soon as synods began to assemble regularly on a provincial level (Ecclesiastical province), the bishop of the provincial capital acquired new authority, which increasingly became legally codified. At the beginning of the 4…
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Religion Past and Present
Seelsorge
(3,694 words)
1. EinleitungS. bezeichnet den Beistand kirchlicher Amtspersonen (Seelsorger) für Einzelne und Gruppen von Gläubigen in Fragen des Glaubens und der relig. Lebensgestaltung. In der
Regula pastoralis (»Pastoralregel«, um 590) Papst Gregors I., der bis in die Nz. maßgeblichen S.-Anleitung, werden dafür die Begriffe
cura pastoralis (lat.; »Hirtensorge«; davon engl.
pastoral care, franz.
la pastorale) und
regimen animarum (»Seelenleitung«) verwendet. Das wörtliche lat. Äquivalent von S.,
cura animarum, begegnet erst im FrühMA und bestimmte von da an den kirchl. Spr…
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Enzyklopädie der Neuzeit Online
Date:
2019-11-19
Pietismus
(3,072 words)
1. Evangelische Kirchen 1.1. Begriff und AbgrenzungDer aus dem lat.
pietas (›Frömmigkeit‹) abgeleitete Begriff P. setzte sich seit der sog. Leipziger Bewegung um August Hermann Francke (1689/90) zur Bezeichnung der bedeutendsten religiösen Reformbewegung innerhalb des kontinentaleurop. Protestantismus nach der Reformation durch. Unter Aufnahme v. a. vorreformatorischer und radikaler Einflüsse des 16. und 17. Jh.s (Täufer; Spiritualisten) zielte der P. auf eine Weiterführung der Reformation der Lehre durch eine ›Reformation des Lebens‹.Trotz unterschiedlicher kon…
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Enzyklopädie der Neuzeit Online
Date:
2019-11-19
Pastoral care
(3,956 words)
1. IntroductionPastoral care refers to the assistance church officials (pastors) provide for individuals and groups of the faithful in questions of faith and the religious conduct of life. The
Regula pastoralis (“Pastoral Rule,” c. 590) of Pope Gregory I, the normative guide to pastoral care well into the early modern period, uses the Latin terms
cura pastoralis (“pastoral care,” French
la pastorale) and
regimen animarum (“guidance of souls”). The literal Latin equivalent of German
Seelsorge,
cura animarum (“care/cure of souls”), does not occur until the earl…
Date:
2020-10-06
Pietism
(2,996 words)
1. Protestant churches
1.1. TerminologyThe term
Pietism, from Latin
pietas (piety), came into use after the so-called Leipzig movement spearheaded by August Hermann Francke (1689/1690); it denote…
Date:
2020-10-06
Pfarramt
(1,951 words)
1. Begriff und geschichtliche Entwicklung bis zum 15. Jh.P. bezeichnet zum einen das Amt des Pfarrers, zum anderen das Pfarrhaus als Verwaltungszentrum einer Pfarrei, die entweder die Gläubigen eines bestimmten Bezirks (Territorialgemeinde) oder einer bestimmten Gruppe (Personalgemeinde) umfasst (zur Etymol…
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Enzyklopädie der Neuzeit Online
Date:
2019-11-19
Pastorate
(2,146 words)
1. To the 15th centuryThe term “pastorate” in English refers to the office of pastor, but the German term
…
Date:
2020-10-06
Ordination and Post-Ordination Education and Training
(5,505 words)
[German Version] I. Early Church and Middle Ages – II. Protestantism (Germany) – III. Roman Catholic Church after Trent – IV. Orthodox Church – V. Non-Catholic Churches outside Germany
I. Early Church and Middle Ages…
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Religion Past and Present
Clergy and Laity
(3,439 words)
[German Version] I. European Christian Churches – II. Churches Worldwide – III. Islam
I. European Christian Churches
1. Catholic Church A division of the church into clergy and laity does not coincide with New Testament evidence. The designation “laity” derives from
laikós, the adjective form of λαός/
laós, “people.” In the Septuagint (LXX), this term describes the people of Israel in contrast to the (pagan) nations. In all important passages in the NT, it describes the people of God consisting of believers and dis…
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Religion Past and Present
Church Polity
(28,214 words)
[German Version] I. Early Church – II. Middle Ages – III. Reformation – IV. Modern Period – V. Present – VI. Practical Theology
I. Early Church The church polity projected and in part realized in early Christianity is one of the most significant institutional inventions of Late Antiquity. Since it has survived into the present, with many modifications and variations, it also represents an element of continuity between the ancient world and the modern world.
Church polity as used here means all the institutions affecting the external organization of early Ch…
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Religion Past and Present
Episcopal Titles
(878 words)
[German Version] I. Auxiliary Bishop – II. Chorbishop – III. Regional Bishop – IV. Suffragan Bishop – V. Titular Bishop – VI. Vicar Bishop
I. Auxiliary Bishop An auxiliary bishop is a bishop appointed at the request of a di…
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Religion Past and Present
Laity
(5,415 words)
[German Version] I. Religious Studies – II. Church History – III. Dogmatics – IV. Practical Theology – V. North America – VI. Missiology
I. Rel…
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Religion Past and Present