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1 online resource (xi, 265 pages) |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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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Print version record. |
| Summary |
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 this markedly understudied phenomenon within black ministry. Richard N. Pitt draws on over 100 in-depth interviews with Black Pentecostal ministers in the Church of God in Christo both those ordained and licensed and those aspiringoto examine how these men and women experience and pursue ""the call."" Viewing divine call |
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English. |
| Subject |
Church of God in Christ -- Clergy -- Appointment, call, and election.
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Church of God in Christ
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African American clergy.
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Vocation, Ecclesiastical.
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Clergé noir américain.
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Vocation sacerdotale.
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RELIGION -- Christian Church -- Leadership.
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RELIGION -- Leadership.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- Pentecostal & Charismatic.
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African American clergy
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Clergy -- Appointment, call, and election
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Vocation, Ecclesiastical
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Pitt, Richard N. Divine callings. New York : New York University Press, ©2012 9780814768235 (DLC) 2011033400 (OCoLC)724667466 |
| ISBN |
9780814768259 (electronic book) |
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0814768253 (electronic book) |
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9780814768761 (electronic book) |
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0814768768 (electronic book) |
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9780814768235 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0814768237 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780814768242 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0814768245 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
10.18574/9780814768259 doi |
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AU@ 000054186337 |
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DEBBG BV043125328 |
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DEBBG BV044162913 |
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DEBSZ 421453613 |
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NZ1 14831698 |
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