God's ambassadors : a history of the Christian clergy in America / E. Brooks Holifield.
God's ambassadors : a history of the Christian clergy in America / E. Brooks Holifield.
God's ambassadors : a history of the Christian clergy in America / E. Brooks Holifield.
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Grand Rapids, Mich. ; Cambridge : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2007.
Date
2007.
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N262.10973/1
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English
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x, 356 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
The heritage -- A bounded authority, 1493-1699 -- Association, revival, and revolution, 1700-1791 -- Professionals, populists, and immigrants, 1791-1861 -- Protestant alternatives, 1861-1929 -- Catholic order, 1861-1929 -- The Protestant ministry examined, 1930-1940 -- Ministry: from revival to cris...
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Publisher
Grand Rapids, Mich. ; Cambridge : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2007.
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Michigan
Date Published
2007.
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"At the same time, God's Ambassadors depicts a vocation that has remained deeply ambivalent regarding the professional status marking the other callings in the American workplace. Changing expectations about clerical education, as well as enduring theological questions, have engendered a debate about the professional ideal that has distinguished th...
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God's ambassadors : a history of the Christian clergy in America / E. Brooks Holifield.
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Pulpit & pew.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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N262.10973/1
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74VM8wbBweKZ
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9780802803818
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262.10973
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991000020869702626
