Divine Callings: Understanding the Call to Ministry in Black Pentecostalism
Author:   Richard N. Pitt
Publisher:   New York University Press
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9780814768242


Pages:   276
Publication Date:   01 February 2012
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Author:   Richard N. Pitt
Publisher:   New York University Press
Imprint:   New York University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9780814768242


ISBN 10:   0814768245
Pages:   276
Publication Date:   01 February 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Acknowledgments Introduction 1 The Church of God in Christ: Pentecostal History, Doctrine, and Polity 2 ""Heard a Voice from Heaven Say"": Calling Narratives among Black Pentecostals 3 ""All the World's a Stage"": How Congregations Create the Called 4 ""A Stutter And A Stick"": The (Non-) Value of Educational Credentialing 5 ""Don't Quit Your Day Job"": Redefining Religious Work 6 ""Chew the Meat and Spit Out the Bones"": Negotiating Women's Clerical Identity 7 Legitimating New Understandings of Ministry and the Clergy Appendix Notes References Index About the Author"

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In an educational credentialing world, Richard Pitt takes us deep into an alternative reality--clergy by calling and anointing. A riveting read, this is serious social science that enlightens as it engages.-Michael O. Emerson,


Divine Callingsoffers a comprehensive qualitative analysis of clergy in the Church of God in Christ that expands studies of clerical identity beyond the normative markers of ordination and formal education. This book, then, is necessary reading for scholars interested in social scientific approaches to religion in general and Christian clergy studies in particular. -Margarita Simon Guillory, American Journal of Sociology


<p> A substantial contribution to Marxist analysis . . . without a doubt a significant advance. <br>- Choice ,


Divine Callings offers a comprehensive qualitative analysis of clergy in the Church of God in Christ that expands studies of clerical identity beyond the normative markers of ordination and formal education. This book, then, is necessary reading for scholars interested in social scientific approaches to religion in general and Christian clergy studies in particular. -Margarita Simon Guillory, American Journal of Sociology


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Richard N. Pitt is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Vanderbilt University.

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