Clergy Education in America - Religious Leadership and American Public Life

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 has influenced American culture. Tracing the history of clergy education in America from the Early Republic through the first decades of the twentieth century, Clergy Education in America offers a sweeping look at an oft-overlooked but critically important aspect of American public life.

List of contents

• Introduction


• Chapter 1: Leavening the Republic: The Five Social Arenas of Clergy Cultural Production


• Chapter 2: To Build Church and Nation: The Religious Vision and Cultural Practices of Protestant Seminaries


• Chapter 3: Planting Catholicism in America: Three Traditions of Priestly Formation


• Chapter 4: Zion in America: The Jewish Rabbinical Schools


• Chapter 5: Opening the Gates: Theological Education for Women, African-Americans, and the Working Class


• Chapter 6: Creating a Modern Profession: The University and Theological Education


• Conclusion


• Appendices

About the author

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.

Product details

• Authors: Larry Abbott Golemon, Larry Abbott (Executive Director Golemon
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780195314670
• ISBN: 978-0-19-531467-0
• No. of pages: 384
• Series: Religion in America Series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Religion / Christian Church / General, EDUCATION / History, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Religion: general, Christianity, History of Religion, History of Education, Religious issues & debates, Philosophy & theory of education, Christian institutions & organizations, Philosophy and theory of education, Religious institutions and organizations, Religious issues and debates