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Psychological type and psychological temperament among Readers within the Church of England : a complementary ministry?
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Francis, Leslie J., Jones, S. H. and Village, A. (2021) Psychological type and psychological temperament among Readers within the Church of England : a complementary ministry? Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 24 (4). 389-403 . doi:10.1080/13674676.2020.1764517 ISSN 1367-4676 .
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2020.1764517
Abstract
Within the Church of England Readers are lay ministers trained and authorised to lead services and to preach. The Church of England’s National Readers’ Conference draws together Readers from across the dioceses and provides a window into the skills and aptitudes of those who are shaping that form of recognised lay ministry. This study draws on data provided by 59 male Readers and 96 female Readers attending the national conference in 2013 in order to profile the psychological type and psychological temperament of these lay ministers and to compare these profiles with data published in 2007 on 626 clergymen and 237 clergywomen serving in the Church of England. Readers are significantly more likely than clergy to prefer sensing and to prefer judging. The consequence is a much higher proportion of the SJ Epimethean temperament among Readers: 56% among male readers, compared with 31% among clergymen, and 60% among female readers, compared with 29% among clergywomen. The implications of these findings are discussed for the distinctive contribution made by Reader ministry.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BV Practical Theology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BX Christian Denominations |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Church of England - Clergy, Lay readers -- Church of England -- Psychology, Temperament | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Mental Health, Religion and Culture | ||||||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1367-4676 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 2021 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 24 | ||||||||
Number: | 4 | ||||||||
Page Range: | 389-403 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1080/13674676.2020.1764517 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Mental Health, Religion and Culture on 07/08/2020, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13674676.2020.1764517 | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 24 July 2020 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 7 August 2021 | ||||||||
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