{"product_id":"pastors-and-public-life-the-changing-face-of-american-protestant-clergy-9780190455491","title":"Pastors and Public Life: The Changing Face of American Protestant Clergy","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Corwin E. Smidt\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Christian Ministry - Pastoral Resources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerica'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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47890384683159,"sku":"9780190455491","price":13572.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780190455491.webp?v=1781179781","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/pastors-and-public-life-the-changing-face-of-american-protestant-clergy-9780190455491","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}