| Stained-Glass Ceiling: Churches and Their Women Pastors Contributor(s): Purvis, Sally B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664256082 ISBN-13: 9780664256081 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1995 Annotation: As record numbers of women graduate from seminaries, they are increasingly filling positions once held exclusively by men. Purvis documents what happened in the lives of two congregations that appointed women senior pastors and the impact these appointments had on all concerned. She carefully assesses the changes and discerns the significance of female leadership as opposed to male leadership in these two settings. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Leadership - Religion | Christian Church - Administration - Religion | Christian Ministry - Pastoral Resources |
| Dewey: 262.140 |
| LCCN: 95019608 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.44" W x 8.38" (0.37 lbs) 108 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Mainline - Religious Orientation - Christian - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
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| Publisher Description: As record numbers of women graduate from seminaries, they are increasingly filling positions once held exclusively by men. Sally Purvis documents what happened in the lives of two congregations that appointed women senior pastors and the impact these appointments had on all concerned. She carefully assesses the changes and discerns the significance of female leadership as opposed to male leadership in these two churches. |
Contributor Bio(s): Purvis, Sally B.: - Sally B. Purvis is a pastor in the United Church of Christ. Formerly, she was Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, in Atlanta, Georgia. |
