Clergy: The Origin of Species

by Martyn Percy

Clergy: The Origin of the Species explores the origins and development of the clergy and offers a study of a profession that, although mostly confined to clerics in the Church of England, will nonetheless have implications for students of cultural studies, social theory, pastoral studies, theological and religious studies. The book uses insights from Darwin and Foucault to chart the rise of the professional clergyperson in modern society. It uses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826482805
• ISBN13: 9780826482808
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.1"