Divine callings understanding the call to ministry in Black Pentecostalism

Divine callings understanding the call to ministry in Black Pentecostalism

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pitt, Richard N.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Published:	New York : New York University Press, c2012.
Subjects:	Church of God in Christ > Clergy > Appointment, call, and election. African American clergy. Vocation, Ecclesiastical.

Table of 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.