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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Example Sentences

“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

Allan Figueroa Deck, a distinguished scholar of pastoral theology at Loyola Marymount University, said McElroy’s elevation represents a “clear message” from the pope about the direction the church should move in.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2022

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

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

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2012

As to the clergymen who appear in this story, two of them are priggishly academic, a third is a comfortable antiquarian, and the fourth unacquainted with even the A.B.C. of his own pastoral theology.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, February 27, 1892 by Various