Barbara Brown Zikmund, Adair T. Lummis, Patricia Mei Yin Chang
Perhaps the most significant event in twentieth-century American Protestant churches has been the entry of tens of thousands of women into the church's ordained ministry. How are these women's experiences as ministers different from those of their male counterparts? What are their callings and careers like? What are their prospects for employment, income, and satisfaction? Based on a wealth of statistical data as well as in-depth personal interviews, this book offers the most authoritative information ever about the real experiences of clergy women (and men), along with anecdotes that show...
Perhaps the most significant event in twentieth-century American Protestant churches has been the entry of tens of thousands of women into the chur...
Amos Yong (Fuller Theological Seminary and Center for Missiological Research), Barbara Brown Zikmund
Description: For many Americans, Christian missionary efforts have usually involved distant and exotic places. Sometimes, however, we can learn more about missions and interreligious engagement by looking in our own backyard. This collection of essays deriving from a consultation on missionary history and attitudes in colonial Jamestown, Virginia, explores long-standing assumptions related to Christian mission by listening to Native American voices. What were the ideologies and theologies that motivated early Virginia colonists? How did certain understandings of mission and church provide...
Description: For many Americans, Christian missionary efforts have usually involved distant and exotic places. Sometimes, however, we can learn more a...
