Description
| Summary: | This volume offers a conceptual and empirical study of the religious profession. It takes as its point of departure professionalisation theory that is discussed and applied to a profession in mainstream religion, in this case Dutch Catholic ministry. The book entails a well-documented empirical study of attitudes of clergy and lay personnel in the Dutch Roman-Catholic Church regarding the pastoral profession. Their attitudes towards church authority, apostolicity, sacramental efficacy, accession to the office, and spiritual role are described extensively. The research clarifies the extent to which these religious attitudes act as a positive or negative motif to engage in policies that are aimed at a professional development of the occupation. The book offers an excellent insight into basic characteristics of a religious profession.
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| Item Description: | Adapted version of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, 1998. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 428 pages) : illustrations |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-424) and index. |
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| ISBN: | 9781429453448
1429453443
9789004144521
9004144528
9781433705496
1433705494
1280868325
9781280868320
9786610868322
6610868328
9047407806
9789047407805 |
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| ISSN: | 1389-1189 ; |
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| Language: | English. |
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| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
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