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Who shall lead them? : the future of ministry in America / Larry A. Witham.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Witham, Larry, 1952-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pastoral theology--United States.
- Pastoral theology.
- Christianity--Forecasting.
- Christianity.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (257 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Taking the pulse of both the Protestant and Catholic ministry in America, this book provides a mixed diagnosis of the calling's health. It is a useful reading for those concerned about the rapidly shifting ground of our churches and the health of religion in America.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Interesting times
- Call to ministry
- The Protestant divide
- Women in ministry
- The Catholic priesthood
- Southern Baptists
- The minority challenge
- Spirit filled
- Organized religion
- Fault lines
- Image makers
- The soul of ministry.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-240) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-84078-1
- 0-19-534720-X
- 1-4294-3824-X
- OCLC:
- 476025512
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