The Preacher, the Text, and the People
“My impression is that in controversies in the church that get the pastor in trouble, controversies about theology and ethics, that is, controversies about interpretation, we usually assume two parties in the quarrel, pastor and people (or some people). Given two parties, controversies predictably l...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
1990
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Theology today
Year: 1990, Volume: 47, Issue: 3, Pages: 237-347 |
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Summary: | “My impression is that in controversies in the church that get the pastor in trouble, controversies about theology and ethics, that is, controversies about interpretation, we usually assume two parties in the quarrel, pastor and people (or some people). Given two parties, controversies predictably lead to win/lose situations. What has happened in many such situations is that the text has disappeared as a live, vocal partner in the conversation.” |
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ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/004057369004700302 |