Clergy Worldviews: Now the Men's Voices

by Martha L. Ice

Overview

Through research interviews with 19 clergymen of different religious affiliation, age, and race, this volume explores the views and attributes of ordained male ministers. Who is the man behind the pulpit? How does he balance personal and professional life? How do clergymen feel about their chosen profession? What events and family/societal influences led to a life of service? Through the interviews, the author examines these and other aspects of clergy life. The strength of the study lies in the delivery of extensive first-person commentary. From this, the reader gains access to the texture and tone of the voices as well as the men's thinking about theological, moral, and administrative leadership. People considering a life in the ministry, as well as students of sociology, religion, psychology, and anthropology, will be interested in this informative discourse.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275949686
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/27/1995
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

MARTHA LONG ICE is a Sociology Professor Emerita at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota. She specializes in the cultural belief systems of science and religion and is the author of Clergy Women and Their Worldviews: Calling for a New Age (Praeger, 1987). She now lives in Spokane, WA.

Table of Contents

Project Overview
How Do We Know? (Epistemological Issues)
The Men
Theological Views
Moral Leadership
Administrative Perspectives
Gender Differences
Concluding Thoughts
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

A phenomenological study of 19 clergymen that presents careful documentation of their self-reported life experiences, with special attention to their insider views on theological, moral, and administrative aspects of professional ministry. The clergymen differ substantially as to age, race, marital and parental status, type of congregation, education, economic status, denominational affiliation, and family background, though they are alike in having professional reputations for doing solidly good work in their congregational ministries. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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