Health Effects of a Religious Vocation: Perspectives from Christian and Jewish Clergy

Benjamin Webb, Melissa Bopp, Meghan Baruth, Jane Peterson

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)266-271
Number of pages6
JournalThe journal of pastoral care & counseling : JPCC
Volume70
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2016

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Medicine

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