{"product_id":"pastors-and-public-life-corwin-e-smidt-9780190455507","title":"Pastors and Public Life: The Changing Face of American Protestant Clergy","description":"America's clergy are not just religious leaders. Their influence extends far beyond church doors. Houses of worship stand at the center of American civic life-one of the few spheres in which relatively diverse individuals gather together regularly. And the moral authority granted to pastors means that they are uniquely positioned to play a role in public debates. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on data gathered through national surveys of clergy across four mainline Protestant (the Disciples of Christ; the Presbyterian Church, USA; the Reformed Church in America; and the United Methodist Church) and three evangelical Protestant denominations (the Assemblies of God; the Christian Reformed Church; and, the Southern Baptist Convention), \u003cem\u003ePastors and Public Life\u003c\/em\u003e examines the changing sociological, theological, and political characteristics of American Protestant clergy over the past twenty-plus years. Smidt focuses on the relationship between clergy and politics-clergy positions on issues of American public policy, norms on what is appropriate for clergy to do politically, as well as the clergy's political cue-giving, their pronouncements on public policy, and political activism-and the impact these changes have on congregations and on American society as a whole. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003ePastors and Public Life\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to systematically examine such changes and continuity over time. It will be invaluable to scholars, students, pastors, and churchgoers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Corwin E. Smidt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0190455500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190455507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford Univ PR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2016","brand":"Corwin E. Smidt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46311010205951,"sku":"9780190455507","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f96de4d4-535b-4e79-884d-751e993058d1.jpg?v=1730887851","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pastors-and-public-life-corwin-e-smidt-9780190455507","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}