From the Publisher
"A beautifully written and profoundly sensitive exploration of the meaning of ministry as labor and calling. It stands not only as a highly original empirical treatment of the Church of God in Christ, but as an important theoretical statement in the sociologies of religion and professions. Divine Callings will be read and discussed for many years to come."
-Omar McRoberts,University of Chicago
"In an educational credentialing world, Richard Pitt takes us deep into an alternative realityclergy by calling and anointing. A riveting read, this is serious social science that enlightens as it engages."
-Michael O. Emerson,author of Black and White in Christian America
"A valuable book on religious identity enactment and legitimation processes that establish religious authority...highly recommended."-G. Marti,CHOICE
"I strongly recommend Divine Callings...it's a great read that pushes scholars of religion to be more rigorous...and a must read for anyone studying or just intellectually interested in religious experience, the religious work of clergy, or clergy identity."-Sociology of Religion