A Measure of Success
A Measure of Success

Author: Michael J. McTighe

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1994-03-08

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780791418260

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As a framework for this analysis, he develops a methodology for measuring the success, or influence, of religion in a particular society.

History of the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church: 1866-2018
History of the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church: 1866-2018

Author: Anne Packard

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2018-10-16

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 148348758X

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The South Georgia Conference, created in 1866 by the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, began at a time of great change in the region. This updated edition of the History of the South Georgia Conference 1866 - 2018 traces the roots of Georgia Methodism from John Wesley's residence in Savannah in 1736 through present day. The subsequent struggles, triumphs, decisions and concerns can all be found within these pages. The South Georgia Conference's come alive with photos and histories documented by each church historian and now compiled within this second edition of History. The Archives and History Committee of the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church collaborated and edited this edition. Anne Packard, Curator of the Moore Methodist Museum and Archivist for the conference, working with the Assistant Curators, Cindy Angelich and Marlee Pack, are indebted to both the committee and church historians for their time and energy in creating this book.

Feminization of the Clergy in America
Feminization of the Clergy in America

Author: Paula D. Nesbitt

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1997-04-24

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 0195355458

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Feminization is said to occur when women enter any given occupation in substantial numbers, and ostensibly leads to such dynamics as sex-segregation, reduced opportunities for men, and depressed wages and diminished prestige for the occupation as a whole. Spanning more than 70 years, Paula Nesbitt's study of feminization concentrates on the Episcopal Church and the Unitarian Universalist Association, utilizing both statistical results and interviews to compare occupational patterns prior and subsequent to the large influx of women clergy. Among her findings, the author discovers that a decline in men's opportunities is evident before the 1970s, preceding the great influx of women over the last two decades. She also finds that increases in the number of women ordained reduced occupational prospects for other women, but enhanced those for men, thus contradicting the popular myth that women in the workplace are responsible for occupational decline.