Divine callings : understanding the call to ministry in Black Pentecostalism

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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Main Author:	Pitt, Richard N. (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Published:	New York : New York University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:	Church of God in Christ > Clergy > Appointment, call, and election. Church of God in Christ African American clergy. Vocation, Ecclesiastical. RELIGION > Christian Church > Leadership. RELIGION > Leadership. RELIGION > Christianity > Pentecostal & Charismatic. African American clergy Clergy > Appointment, call, and election Vocation, Ecclesiastical Electronic books.