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    Out in the Pulpit: The Lived Experiences of Lesbian Clergy in Four Protestant Mainline Denominations
    Out in the Pulpit: The Lived Experiences of Lesbian Clergy in Four Protestant Mainline Denominations
    Out in the Pulpit: The Lived Experiences of Lesbian Clergy in Four Protestant Mainline Denominations
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    Out in the Pulpit: The Lived Experiences of Lesbian Clergy in Four Protestant Mainline Denominations

    By Pamela Pater-Ennis PhD

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    Lesbian clergy today face a multiplicity of challenging issues. In Out in the Pulpit, author Dr. Pamela Pater-Ennis utilizes the intersecting concepts found in social work and theology as an interpretive framework to dissect and discuss these issues.
    Pater-Ennis addresses the questions of the theoretical constructs of the social identity theory, ecological theory, and the anti-oppressive theory. She’s compiled the data from interviews, utilizing modified grounded theory and listening guide methodologies to give “voice” to the lesbian clergy and the challenges they faced because of their religious, spiritual, and sexual identities.
    Out in the Pulpit, a qualitative study, offers new insights into the current debate about the inclusion or exclusion of lesbian clergy in four Protestant, mainline denominations: The Reformed Church in America, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Presbyterian Church in the United States, and the United Church of Christ. While lesbian clergy remain marginalized in each of these denominations, this study reveals the positive contributions made to the church and society by those who remain active in their denominations and utilize their abilities to benefit their congregations. It is an encouraging book of redemption for lesbians and their allies who have struggled to find their place in the church.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLifeRich Publishing
    Release dateNov 7, 2019
    ISBN9781489726032
    Out in the Pulpit: The Lived Experiences of Lesbian Clergy in Four Protestant Mainline Denominations
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    Pamela Pater-Ennis PhD

    Pamela Pater-Ennis, MDiv, LCSW, PhD, is an ordained minister in the Reformed Church in America and a licensed clinical social worker in New York and New Jersey. Founder and Executive Director of Hudson River Care and Counseling in New Jersey, and has thirty-five years of clinical experience. An adjunct faculty member of New Brunswick Seminary, Pater-Ennis holds degrees from Hope College, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, Rutgers University, and University at Albany.

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