Pitt, Richard N. <br/><br/>
Divine callings  understanding the call to ministry in Black Pentecostalism /  [electronic resource] : 
Richard N. Pitt. 
 - New York :  New York University Press,  c2012. 
 - 1 online resource (xi, 265 p.) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The Church of God in Christ: history and context -- "Heard a voice from heaven say": calling narratives among Black Pentecostals -- "All the world's a stage": how congregations create the called -- "Of priests and prophets": 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780814768259 (electronic bk.) 0814768253 (electronic bk.) 9780814768761 (electronic bk.) 0814768768 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Church of God in Christ--Clergy--Appointment, call, and election.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African American clergy.<br/>Vocation, Ecclesiastical.<br/>RELIGION / Christian Church / Leadership<br/>RELIGION / Leadership
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BX7056.Z5  / P58 2012eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>262/.14973