The pulpit at the end of the rainbow: How queer clergy enter into and maintain religious occupations
by Gerow, Brian Gregory, M.A., PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY, 2010, 121 pages; 1484269

Abstract:

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.

 
AdviserLindsey Wilkinson
SchoolPORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
SourceMAI/ 49-03, p. , Jan 2011
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsGLBT studies; Sociology; Social structure
Publication Number1484269
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