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Divine callings : understanding the call to ministry in Black Pentecostalism

Title
Divine callings : understanding the call to ministry in Black Pentecostalism / Richard N. Pitt.
Author
Pitt, Richard N.
Publication
New York : New York University Press, c2012.

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Description
xi, 265 p.; 23 cm.
Subject
  • Church of God in Christ > Clergy > Appointment, call, and election
  • African American clergy
  • Vocation, Ecclesiastical
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The Church of God in Christ: history and context -- "Heard a voice from heaven say": calling narratives among Black Pentecostals -- "All the world's a stage": how congregations create the called -- "Of priests and prophets": 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.
Call Number
Sc E 12-230
ISBN
  • 9780814768235 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0814768237 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780814768242 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0814768245 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2011033400
OCLC
724667466
Author
Pitt, Richard N.
Title
Divine callings : understanding the call to ministry in Black Pentecostalism / Richard N. Pitt.
Imprint
New York : New York University Press, c2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
Sc E 12-230
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