02344nam a2200517Ka 4500 ocn775441366 OCoLC 20200709055455.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 120207s2012 nyu ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9780814768259 (electronic bk.) 0814768253 (electronic bk.) 9780814768761 (electronic bk.) 0814768768 (electronic bk.) 9780814768235 0814768237 9780814768242 0814768245 (OCoLC)775441366 432684 (N$T) n-us--- BX7056.Z5 P58 2012eb REL 108030 bisacsh REL 071000 bisacsh 262/.14973 23 N$TA Pitt, Richard N. Divine callings [electronic resource] : understanding the call to ministry in Black Pentecostalism / Richard N. Pitt. New York : New York University Press, c2012. 1 online resource (xi, 265 p.) Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. Description based on print version record. Church of God in Christ Clergy Appointment, call, and election. African American clergy. Vocation, Ecclesiastical. RELIGION / Christian Church / Leadership bisacsh RELIGION / Leadership bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Pitt, Richard N. Divine callings. New York : New York University Press, c2012 9780814768235 (DLC) 2011033400 (OCoLC)724667466 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=432684 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 50950 50950