God's ambassadors : a history of the Christian clergy in America /
Holifield, E. Brooks.
Grand Rapids, Mich. ; Cambridge : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.,
2007.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The heritage -- A bounded authority, 1493-1699 -- Association, revival, and revolution, 1700-1791 -- Professionals, populists, and immigrants, 1791-1861 -- Protestant alternatives, 1861-1929 -- Catholic order, 1861-1929 -- The Protestant ministry examined, 1930-1940 -- Ministry: from revival to crisis, 1940-1970 -- Priesthood : from certainty to complexity, 1930-1970 -- A divided vocation, 1970-2005.
Clergy