Divine callings : understanding the call to ministry in Black Pentecostalism /

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One of the unique aspects of the religious profession is the high percentage of those who claim to be ""called by God"" to do their work. This call is particularly important within African American Christian traditions. Divine Callings offers a rare sociological examination of th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pitt, Richard N.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©2012.
Temas:
Church of God in Christ > Clergy > Appointment, call, and election.
Church of God in Christ.
African American clergy.
Vocation, Ecclesiastical.
Clergé noir américain.
Vocation sacerdotale.
RELIGION > Christian Church > Leadership.
RELIGION > Leadership.
RELIGION > Christianity > Pentecostal & Charismatic.
Clergy > Appointment, call, and election.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Church of God in Christ: Pentecostal history, doctrine, and polity
  • "Heard a voice from heaven say": calling narratives among Black Pentecostals
  • "All the world's a stage": how congregations create the called
  • "A Stutter and a Stick": the (non- ) value of educational credentialing
  • "Don't quit your day job": redefining religious work
  • "Chew the meat and spit out the bones": negotiating women's clerical identity
  • Legitimating new understandings of ministry and the clergy.

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