church authority
Church authority refers to the power and influence bestowed upon religious leaders or institutions to guide and govern the beliefs, practices, and decisions of their congregation and members within a specific religious community.
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Related Concepts (22)
- apostolic succession
- bishops' authority
- canon law
- church discipline
- church governance models
- clustering religious authority
- ecclesiastical hierarchy
- ecumenical authority
- episcopal oversight
- heresy
- heresy trials
- infallibility of councils
- interfaith dialogue and church authority
- laity involvement in church decisions
- local church autonomy
- magisterium
- papal infallibility
- priestly authority
- primacy of the pope
- reformation and challenges to church authority
- synodical authority
- theological debates on church authority