"It's not about me": priests' perception of occupational meaning
Twelve Episcopal priests address questions of role function and meaning through semi-structured interview. Participants are rectors, associate rectors, and priests-in-charge at various church communities in Chicago’s western and southern suburbs. Priests acknowledge the presence of conflicting task...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Creighton University
2006
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The journal of religion & society
Année: 2006, Volume: 8 |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Christian (Anglican)
B Episcopal B Sociology B Priests B Clergy; Office |
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Résumé: | Twelve Episcopal priests address questions of role function and meaning through semi-structured interview. Participants are rectors, associate rectors, and priests-in-charge at various church communities in Chicago’s western and southern suburbs. Priests acknowledge the presence of conflicting tasks and expectations within the role, yet do not accord these a central shaping influence. Instead, five key attributes of effective, optimal role performance are identified through the interviews:listening, praying, laughing, teaching, delegating. Each attribute is examined in terms of its contribution to the day-to-day functions and overall meaning of priests’ work. A central, integrating theme ("It’s Not About Me") emerges from the data on role attributes, and implications for continued research on questions of occupational meaning for a wider, more diverse sample of clergy are discussed. |
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ISSN: | 1522-5658 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: The journal of religion & society
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Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10504/64545 |