The Pulpit at the End of the Rainbow: How Queer Clergy Enter Into and Maintain Religious Occupations

The Pulpit at the End of the Rainbow: How Queer Clergy Enter Into and Maintain Religious Occupations

This study is a description of the ways queer clergy identify with and navigate their position in a traditionally heteronormative culture. Through twelve in-depth interviews, a set of codes and categories helped to assess the major barriers to access in contemporary Protestant clergy occupations in...

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Main Author: Gerow, Brian Gregory
Format: Others
Published: PDXScholar 2010
Subjects:
Gay clergy > Oregon > Portland > Interviews
Homosexuality > Religious aspects > Christianity
Spiritual life > Christianity
GLBT studies
Social structure
Sociology
Online Access:https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/39
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spelling ndltd-pdx.edu-oai-pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu-open_access_etds-10382019-10-20T04:40:17Z The Pulpit at the End of the Rainbow: How Queer Clergy Enter Into and Maintain Religious Occupations Gerow, Brian Gregory This study is a description of the ways queer clergy identify with and navigate their position in a traditionally heteronormative culture. Through twelve in-depth interviews, a set of codes and categories helped to assess the major barriers to access in contemporary Protestant clergy occupations in the United States. This research was conducted in Portland, Oregon, where a thriving queer religious community made it possible to access various different Protestant faiths and compare minister's experiences as professional clergy. 2010-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/39 https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1038&context=open_access_etds Dissertations and Theses PDXScholar Gay clergy -- Oregon -- Portland -- Interviews Homosexuality -- Religious aspects -- Christianity Spiritual life -- Christianity GLBT studies Social structure Sociology
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topic Gay clergy -- Oregon -- Portland -- Interviews
Homosexuality -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Spiritual life -- Christianity
GLBT studies
Social structure
Sociology
spellingShingle Gay clergy -- Oregon -- Portland -- Interviews
Homosexuality -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Spiritual life -- Christianity
GLBT studies
Social structure
Sociology
Gerow, Brian Gregory
The Pulpit at the End of the Rainbow: How Queer Clergy Enter Into and Maintain Religious Occupations
description This study is a description of the ways queer clergy identify with and navigate their position in a traditionally heteronormative culture. Through twelve in-depth interviews, a set of codes and categories helped to assess the major barriers to access in contemporary Protestant clergy occupations in the United States. This research was conducted in Portland, Oregon, where a thriving queer religious community made it possible to access various different Protestant faiths and compare minister's experiences as professional clergy.
author Gerow, Brian Gregory
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title The Pulpit at the End of the Rainbow: How Queer Clergy Enter Into and Maintain Religious Occupations
title_short The Pulpit at the End of the Rainbow: How Queer Clergy Enter Into and Maintain Religious Occupations
title_full The Pulpit at the End of the Rainbow: How Queer Clergy Enter Into and Maintain Religious Occupations
title_fullStr The Pulpit at the End of the Rainbow: How Queer Clergy Enter Into and Maintain Religious Occupations
title_full_unstemmed The Pulpit at the End of the Rainbow: How Queer Clergy Enter Into and Maintain Religious Occupations
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