Who Shall Lead Them? - The Future Of Ministry In America

Informationen zum Autor Larry A. Witham is a veteran Washington D.C. journalist who has won national awards for his coverage of religion and society. A former reporter for The Washington Times, he is a three-time winner of the Religion Communications Council's Wilbur Award and a recipient of the Religion Newswriters Association's Cornell Award. He is the author of numerous books, including Where Darwin Meets the Bible: Creationists and Evolutionists in America. He lives in Burtonsville, Maryland. Klappentext Prizewinning journalist Larry Witham takes the pulse of both the Protestant and Catholic ministry in America and provides a mixed diagnosis of the calling's health. Dozens of interviews with clergy, seminarians and laity reveal the trends in a variety of traditions. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Larry A Witham, Larry A. Witham, Witham Larry A.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2005
• EAN: 9780195166972
• ISBN: 978-0-19-516697-2
• No. of pages: 246
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / General, Religion: general, Christianity, Christian worship, rites & ceremonies, Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals