TY - JOUR
T1 - Health Effects of a Religious Vocation
T2 - Perspectives from Christian and Jewish Clergy
AU - Webb, Benjamin
AU - Bopp, Melissa
AU - Baruth, Meghan
AU - Peterson, Jane
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2016.
PY - 2016/12
Y1 - 2016/12
N2 - Clergy often serve in multiple capacities within religious organizations, making them indispensable to the day-to-day operations of these organizations. Although quantitative studies have highlighted negative health outcomes among clergy, whether this can be attributed to characteristics of the clergy vocation is poorly understood. To explore this possibility, this article presents perspectives from Christian and Jewish clergy about how the religious vocation has affected their health.
AB - Clergy often serve in multiple capacities within religious organizations, making them indispensable to the day-to-day operations of these organizations. Although quantitative studies have highlighted negative health outcomes among clergy, whether this can be attributed to characteristics of the clergy vocation is poorly understood. To explore this possibility, this article presents perspectives from Christian and Jewish clergy about how the religious vocation has affected their health.
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U2 - 10.1177/1542305016672669
DO - 10.1177/1542305016672669
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85063069089
SN - 1542-3050
VL - 70
SP - 266
EP - 271
JO - The journal of pastoral care & counseling : JPCC
JF - The journal of pastoral care & counseling : JPCC
IS - 4
ER -