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Powołanie teologa świeckiego w Kościele
Vocation of the Lay Theologian in the Church

Author(s): Dorota Lekka
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Systematic Theology, Pastoral Theology
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe Franciszka Salezego (TNFS)
Keywords: vocation; the role of the lay theologian in the Church;

Summary/Abstract: The article is an attempt to systematize, in a critical way, the contemporary work on the lay theologian vocation in the Church. It begins with a brief presentation of the genesis of lay vocation and the current state of research on this topic. The article addresses also the questions of specific character of the laity and vocation of the theologian. Furthermore, the author discusses the identity and tasks of the lay theologian and the differences between lay and clerical theologians. Finally, the article presents the relation between theologians and the Teaching Office of the Church.

  • Issue Year: 36/2015
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 11-20
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish