Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1982
Abstract
(Excerpt)
The ministry is a problem and the doctrine of the ministry has been, for Lutheran theology, an insoluble problem. Perhaps the root of the problem is more ecclesiastical than ecclesiological. Robert Paul has suggested that "for every kind of ecclesiology there is a related form of ordained ministry."1 The Lutheran doctrine of the church is clear (although we have some problems defining and numbering sacraments and thus the marks of the church); but our church polity is confused --to say the least. Current discussions of Lutheran unity and possible merger under three different types of organization reflect that lack of .clarity.
Recommended Citation
Quere, Ralph W., "Ecclesiology and Ministry as Reflected in Contemporary Ordination Rites" (1982). Institute of Liturgical Studies Occasional Papers. 21.
https://scholar.valpo.edu/ils_papers/21
