Clergy Education in America

Religious Leadership and American Public Life

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

AvLarry Abbott Golemon,Washington Theological Seminary) Golemon, Larry Abbott (Executive Director, Executive Director

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2021-03-31
Mått236 x 165 x 30 mm
Vikt703 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieReligion in America Series
Antal sidor384
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780195314670

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Larry Abbott Golemon is the Executive Director of the Washington Theological Consortium, which brings Byzantine and Roman Catholic, mainline Protestant, Evangelical, and Historic Black theological schools into partnership with institutes in Islamic, Jewish, Biblical, and Spirituality studies. He has contributed articles for Teaching Theology and Religion, Reflective Practice, and the Mercer Law Review.

IntroductionChapter 1: Leavening the Republic: The Five Social Arenas of Clergy Cultural ProductionChapter 2: To Build Church and Nation: The Religious Vision and Cultural Practices of Protestant SeminariesChapter 3: Planting Catholicism in America: Three Traditions of Priestly FormationChapter 4: Zion in America: The Jewish Rabbinical SchoolsChapter 5: Opening the Gates: Theological Education for Women, African-Americans, and the Working ClassChapter 6: Creating a Modern Profession: The University and Theological EducationConclusionAppendices

This is a remarkable accomplishment. Golemon traces the history of educating the clergy in Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish traditions over the course of three centuries. He covers not only Euro-American institutions but also the educating of African Americans, women, and working-class white leaders. His vision of ministers, priests, and rabbis as participants in the civic culture of the nation recovers and refurbishes a long tradition. This is a learned reflection on the meaning of religious leadership, and throughout he has a provocative argument that will stir discussion and debate for at least the next decade. Golemon's book is a wide-ranging yet focused, learned yet eminently accessible reflection on the meaning of religious leadership.