kleros – Kruse Kronicle

The Other Six Days: C2 – Laity and Clergy

Feb 28, 2007

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in Series: Other Six Days (Book Discussion), Vocation

The Other Six Days Part One – A People Without 'Laity and Clergy': Chapter 2 – Reinventing Laity and Clergy Stevens partitions Chapter 2 into three sections: A People Without 'Laity' A People Without 'Clergy' The Emergence of the Clergy Stevens deconstructs these terms and explores how the laity/clergy framework emerged. I will briefly examine…

Theology and Economics: The Clergy and Laity Dualism

Jul 18, 2006

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mwkruse

in Ecclesia, Series: Theology and Economics, Theology, Vocation

I have been writing about the influence of external factors in creating the Gnostic dualism that prevails in the American Church. Yet the problem is not purely a result of outside influences. An internal dualism has plagued the Church since not long after the New Testament era. It is the dualism of clergy and laity.…

Klaos – The “Clergy People of God” and the Myth of Laity

Sep 29, 2005

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mwkruse

in Christian Life, Series: Myth of Laity (Klaos), Theology, Vocation

Where did we get the clergy/laity dichotomy? The word "clergy" comes from the Greek word kleros, which means "lot" or "inheritance." When used figuratively, as in, "we are God's inheritance" or "we share in the inheritance of Christ," it refers without exception to the whole people of God. It never refers to a specially called…

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The Other Six Days: C2 – Laity and Clergy

Theology and Economics: The Clergy and Laity Dualism

Klaos – The “Clergy People of God” and the Myth of Laity