Young Clergy: A Biographical-Developmental Study

ISBN-13: 9780789026705 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 270 str.

Donald Capps

Opis

Employs Daniel Levinson's developmental theory that emphasises the importance of the professional development of young adults in their 20's and 30's to their careers. Using the biographies of five historical clergymen, this book maps the five career patterns of ministry during that time period in each life.

Spis treści

• Acknowledgments
  
• Introduction
  
• Chapter 1. Levinson’s Developmental Model
  
• The Early Adult Era
  
• The Middle Adult Era
  
• Study of Five Ministers in Midcareer
  
• Chapter 2. Phillip Brooks: Advancing Within a Stable Life Structure
  
• Childhood and Adolescence (1835-1855)
  
• Early Adult Era
  
• Middle Adult Era
  
• Conclusion
  
• Chapter 3. Jonathan Edwards: Decline or Failure Within a Stable Structure
  
• Childhood and Adolescence (1703-1722)
  
• Early Adult Era
  
• Middle Adult Era
  
• Conclusion
  
• Chapter 4. John Henry Newman: Breaking Out—Trying for a New Structure
  
• Childhood and Adolescence (1801-1819)
  
• Early Adult Era
  
• Conclusion
  
• Chapter 5. John Wesley: Advancement Produces Change in Life Structure
  
• Childhood and Adolescence (1703-1720)
  
• Early Adult Era
  
• Conclusion
  
• Chapter 6. Orestes Brownson: Unstable Life Structure
  
• Childhood and Adolescence (1803-1822)
  
• Early Adult Era
  
• Conclusion
  
• Chapter 7. Five Models of Professional Formation
  
• Advancement Within a Stable Life Structure
  
• Decline of Failure Within a Stable Life Structure
  
• Breaking Out: Forming a New Life Structure
  
• Advancement Leading to Major Changes in Life Structure
  
• The Unstable Model of Professional Formation
  
• Conclusion
  
• Epilogue
  
• Notes
  
• Index
  

O autorze

Donald Capps