RT Article
T1 Amt als Lehramt: Kirche und Schule im zweiten Jahrhundert
JF Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie
VO 137
IS 3/4
SP 366
OP 384
A1 Lössl, Josef 1964-
LA German
PB Echter
YR 2015
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1671057996
AB Lumen Gentium 33 famously ascribes to lay people a full apostolic role in the mission of the Church. The present article argues that this implies that to be able to fulfil this role lay people have the right and the duty to be theologically educated. With a view to the early Church it observes that from the very beginning there was indeed a wide interest in theological education. However, as Irenaeus' polemic against the various theological teachings of his time indicates, popular interest in theology also brought tensions. Indeed there seems to be a conflict of interest on the part of Church leaders: Wider participation in theological reflection on the Church's teaching, desirable as it may be, also brings greater diversity and plurality in teaching, which many might see as a threat to cohesion and discipline resulting in a loss of authority for the hierarchy. The article concludes that while this tension may always persist, it could also be seen as a creative source from which new and timely ways of formulating and proclaiming the Church's teaching emerge.
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K1 Kirchengeschichte
K1 Amtsverständnis
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