عنوان

Choosing a Pastor for the Day-Representations of the Pastor in a Contemporary Context

شماره

LA115877

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Choosing a Pastor for the Day-Representations of the Pastor in a Contemporary Context

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Kirstine Helboe Johansen, Marie Vejrup Nielsen, Kirstine Helboe Johansen, et al.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

This article examines representations of pastoral authority among mainstream church members in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark. We argue that the study of a possible crisis in ministry must include the church members' perspective. Drawing on theories of societal and cultural changes and focusing on the concepts of increased individual choice, subjective turn and authenticity, as well as Weber's typology of authority, we analyse the findings of a qualitative study among wedding couples in Denmark and a supplementary quantitative study among adult participants in a special church service for children. The findings indicate that church members evaluate the pastor either as a pre-established church representative or based on a more direct evaluation of personal qualities, but in both cases the evaluation places emphasis on the importance of the relationship between church member and pastor. We conclude that the representation of pastoral authority can be described as 'relational authority'. This article examines representations of pastoral authority among mainstream church members in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark. We argue that the study of a possible crisis in ministry must include the church members' perspective. Drawing on theories of societal and cultural changes and focusing on the concepts of increased individual choice, subjective turn and authenticity, as well as Weber's typology of authority, we analyse the findings of a qualitative study among wedding couples in Denmark and a supplementary quantitative study among adult participants in a special church service for children. The findings indicate that church members evaluate the pastor either as a pre-established church representative or based on a more direct evaluation of personal qualities, but in both cases the evaluation places emphasis on the importance of the relationship between church member and pastor. We conclude that the representation of pastoral authority can be described as 'relational authority'.

تاريخ نشر

2015

توصيف ظاهري

226-241

عنوان

Journal of Empirical Theology

شماره جلد

28/2

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1570-9256

اصطلاح موضوعی

authority

اصطلاح موضوعی

ministry

اصطلاح موضوعی

qualitative study

اصطلاح موضوعی

subjective-turn

اصطلاح موضوعی

the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Kirstine Helboe Johansen

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Marie Vejrup Nielsen

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/15709256-12341326

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y