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pastoral theology

American  

noun

  1. the branch of theology dealing with the responsibilities of members of the clergy to the people under their care.


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“Advent is when we celebrate the narratives that give us insight into how God is entering the world,” said Jesuit Father Allan Figueroa Deck, a scholar of pastoral theology at Loyola Marymount College.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2024

He received a bachelor’s degree in pastoral theology from Hyles-Anderson College, a Bible college in Crown Point, Ind., in 1977.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2020

The Rev. Allan Figueroa Deck, a Jesuit professor of pastoral theology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, said that despite some detractors, the Way is a new church reality.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2017

He attended Fairhaven Baptist College, earning a degree in pastoral theology and music.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2012

If Paul were to write or lecture on pastoral theology, would he not give more prominence to the duties that might devolve upon his students in foreign lands?

From Thoughts on Missions by Dibble, Sheldon