{"product_id":"clergy-education-in-america-larry-abbott-golemon-9780195314670","title":"Clergy Education in America: Religious Leadership and American Public Life","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eClergy Education in America\u003c\/em\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eClergy Education in America\u003c\/em\u003e offers a sweeping look at an oft-overlooked but critically important aspect of American public life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Abbott Golemon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195314670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195314670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.50w x 1.20d","brand":"Larry Abbott Golemon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43982378369279,"sku":"9780195314670","price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_88faa9d0-a52e-40e0-8d30-6095ae3801ab.jpg?v=1683260813","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/clergy-education-in-america-larry-abbott-golemon-9780195314670","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}