“There Is No Official Divorce Ritual in the Church”—Challenging a Mantra by Ritual Design

Bernhard Lauxmann

doi:10.3390/rel14020137

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“There Is No Official Divorce Ritual in the Church”—Challenging a Mantra by Ritual Design

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Bernhard Lauxmann

Institut für Praktische Theologie und Religionspsychologie, Evangelisch-Theologische Fakultät, Universität Wien

Abstract

End-of-relationship rituals are not respected within Protestant churches. Therefore, many church websites emphasize that there are no official divorce rituals to this day. This is despite the fact that there are numerous impulses for divorce rituals, some of which are also firmly established in church practice. Practitioners who devote themselves to these rituals often have to be innovative. This article presents three unpublished drafts for separation rituals, which are understood as expressions of ritual design. Experiences from academic teaching show that the field divorce rituals is particularly suitable for initiating learning processes on ritual design, a skill of great importance for future pastors. Although divorce rituals are unpopular now, they are likely to become part of the standard repertoire of churches soon.

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pastoral trainingritual designdivorcepractical theologyliturgicsworship serviceoccasional church service

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journal article

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Englisch [eng]

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phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:2045405

DOI

10.3390/rel14020137

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