Sociology of Black Clergy in the State of Illinois
Author: | Weissinger, Sandra Ellen |
Year: | 2012 |
Pages: | 264 |
ISBN: | 0-7734-1499-1 978-0-7734-1499-0 |
Price: | $199.95 |
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A first time study that considers the diverse conditions that affect the ministry of Black clergy in Illinois.
Reviews
“… must read for anyone considering ethnographic research.” – Prof. Laura Jennings University of South Carolina
“… theoretical adventure and major contribution to the sociological imagination.” – Prof. Jean Ait Belkhir Southern University at New Orleans
Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE: “GOOD PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN SYSTEMS THAT PRODUCE BAD CONSEQUENCES ALL THE TIME”: A
SOCIOLOGICAL RATIONALE FOR STUDYING BLACK
CELRGY AND THE REPRODUCTION OF INEQUALITY
CHAPTER TWO: IN THE FIELD, BUT OUT OF PLACE: THE EMOTIONAL LABOR OF ETHNOGRAPHIC FIELDWORK
CHAPTER THREE: FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY, FOR THE LOVE OF JESUS: BACKSTAGE ON THE SET OF THE GOOD WORKS
CHAPTER FOUR: “WE WILL NOT SELL GOD OUT!”
CHAPTER FIVE: STRAINING TO REACH THE CENTER
CHAPTER SIX: EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING: BEYOND BIOGRAPHY, SOCIALIZATION AND CONTEXT TOWARDS REMEMBERING HOPE, POWER, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DELIVERANCE
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