The mind of the Anglican clergy assessing attitudes and beliefs in the Church of England
By: Andrew Village and Leslie J. Francis ; with a foreword by Jeff Astley.
Contributors: Francis, Leslie J.
Series: Hors serie
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lewiston, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780773448032
Subjects: Church of England -- Clergy; Church of England -- Doctrines
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Jeff Astley; title: Introduction; title: Attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours; title: The church times survey; title: Clergy attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours; title: Exploring differences; title: Personality assessment; title: The clergy; title: Socio-demographic profile; title: Religious profile; title: Psychological profile; title: Analysing the data; title: Beliefs; title: Assessing beliefs; title: Exploring differences; title: Church; title: Assessing attitude toward the church; title: Exploring differences; title: Society; title: Assessing attitude toward society; title: Exploring differences; title: Morality; title: Assessing attitude toward morality; title: Exploring differences; title: Homosexuality; title: Assessing attitude toward homosexuality; title: Exploring differences; title: Education; title: Assessing attitude toward education; title: Exploring differences; title: Volunteering; title: Volunteering and religion; title: Assessing involvement within the church; title: Exploring differences; title: Assessing involvement beyond the church; title: Exploring differences; title: Summary of findings; title: Interrelationships of attitudes; title: What shapes clergy?; title: Concluding remarks.