Lecturer?
I would call this kind of position a "Pastor" if you want to find a term that can suggest the actual function of these officers to people who are not familiar with Glorantha (or with the West): a religious officer who teaches the Scriptures. To be honest, I prefer the term "Liturgist" which has no real world equivalent, but we must be careful to explain exactly what this fellow's funcions are, or people could think of him as a person who deals with incense and chanting rather than reading the Scriptures.
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> > Liturgists are not automatically clergymen, and many have
> > just enough learning to read their scripture. Villages, trade
> > guilds, and even individual ships may have their own liturgist.
> > Most come from the same caste as their congregation. Most liturgists
> > belong to a church, leading their congregations in worship
> > and serving as counselor, worship leader, and spiritual
> > advisor. Historically, liturgists are clergymen schooled, tested,
> > and regulated by the church hierarchy. Church approval is not
> > necessary, however, and increasingly in the West the magical
> > duties of liturgists are separated from the occupational duties
> > of the clergy. Some liturgists are demagogues, lone preachers
> > with nothing but charisma, a copy of their scripture, a rag-tag
> > band of followers, and the Word of God. Many liturgists
> > belong to saintly orders, working with and leading worship for
> > their brother orderlies. A liturgist in a fighting order, for example,
> > might very well be a soldier or warrior rather than a clergyman.
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> I am beginning to think we should go with the title of "Reader" or "Teacher" rather than liturgist (which has probably far too many misleading Christian connotations). A Reader or Teacher is someone who reads out the Abiding Book (or other scripture) to the worshippers of the Invisible God.
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> Jeff
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