Clergy Education in America

""This is a remarkable accomplishment. Golemon traces the history of educating the clergy in Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish traditions over the course of three centuries. He covers not only Euro-American institutions but also the educating of African Americans, women, and working-class white leaders. His vision of ministers, priests, and rabbis as participants in the civic culture of the nation recovers and refurbishes a long tradition. This is a learned reflection on the meaning of religious leadership, and throughout he has a provocative argument that will stir discussion and debate for at least the next decade. Golemon's book is a wide-ranging yet focused, learned yet eminently accessible reflection on the meaning of religious leadership."" -- E. Brooks Holifield, Charles Candler Professor Emeritus, Emory University ""Theological educators will want to heed Golemon's superb history going back to the early days of the country. Clergy Education in America is a far different history of theological education and far superior to those focused on a school or a denomination. Golemon deftly portrays how Protestant pastors, Catholic priests, and Jewish rabbis shared a common aim for educating public leaders of religion and culture from the early days of the republic. What history lesson could more important for us today?"" -- Kathleen A. Cahalan, Professor of Practical Theology, Saint John's University School of Theology and Seminary