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What Banfield is subtly arguing for is a new kind of rugged individualism. If the lower class is to follow the good path of middle-classification, its members must work hard and forego the sex and action of the streets. They must adopt the Protestant work ethic and not squander...
The U.S. Roman Catholic Church faces a shortage of new priests, and Jewish seminaries are just managing to catch up with the demand for rabbis. Yet at many Protestant seminaries across the nation, this year's graduating seniors are finding that even though jobs are available, the clerical market...
First Decline. The supply of pulpits is becoming tight because, while seminary enrollments are holding steady, Protestant church membership is shrinking. The latest edition of the authoritative Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches reports that U.S. membership in religious bodies slipped last year to 131,245,139. Though the decline...
Not all aspiring Protestant ministers are hurting for jobs. Evangelistic, Bible-oriented denominations like the Southern Baptists are still growing steadily. In more liberal denominations, with their tighter job market, congregations are hiring a different sort of pastor. Too many churches, says the Rev. George Hunter of the Episcopal Divinity...
Saint Joan. Saintliness, like beauty, exists in the eye of the beholder. There are as many Joans as there are actresses who play her and audiences who see her. But what was Shaw's personal notion of Joan? Using his own inflective emphases, he describes her as a "protestant...