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Lay Spirituality
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Pierre Hegy; Foreword by Paul Lakeland
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Clergy have historically been represented as figures of authority,
wielding great influence over our society. During certain periods
of American history, members of the clergy were nearly ever-present
in public life. But men and women of the clergy are not born that
way, they are made. And therefore, the matter of their education is
a question of fundamental public importance. In Clergy Education in
America, Larry Golemon shows not only how our conception of
professionalism in religious life has changed over time, but also
how the education of religious leaders have influenced American
culture. Tracing the history of clergy education in America from
the Early Republic through the first decades of the twentieth
century, Golemon tracks how the clergy has become increasingly
diversified in terms of race, gender, and class in part because of
this engagement with public life. At the same time, he demonstrates
that as theological education became increasingly intertwined with
academia the clergy's sphere of influence shrank significantly,
marking a turn away from public life and a decline in their
cultural influence. Clergy Education in America offers a sweeping
look at an oft-overlooked but critically important aspect of
American public life.
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Augustine
(Hardcover)
George W. Osmun
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