Sabbath for the soul: a phenomenological exploration of the practice and experience of the Sabbath among Seventh-day Adventist pastors

Erik C Carter

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Sabbath for the soul: a phenomenological exploration of the practice and experience of the Sabbath among Seventh-day Adventist pastors

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Erik C Carter. Sabbath for the Soul: a Phenomenological Exploration of the Practice and Experience of the Sabbath Among Seventh-day Adventist Pastors. Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/8b7b2ef2-2626-4671-a608-2544d76c1ff8.

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E. C. Carter. Sabbath for the soul: a phenomenological exploration of the practice and experience of the Sabbath among Seventh-day Adventist pastors. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/8b7b2ef2-2626-4671-a608-2544d76c1ff8

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Erik C Carter. Sabbath for the Soul: a Phenomenological Exploration of the Practice and Experience of the Sabbath Among Seventh-Day Adventist Pastors. Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/8b7b2ef2-2626-4671-a608-2544d76c1ff8.

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Erik C Carter

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Abstract

Numerous reports of clergy stress and burnout across denominational lines are rampant. One solution has been to prescribe the spiritual practice of Sabbath-keeping. Unfortunately, this raises multiple issues for the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) pastor. Therefore, the central question that guided this project was: How do SDA pastors practice and experience the Sabbath? The goal was to gain a thick, in-depth description of Sabbath-keeping. In order to accomplish this the project's strategy was rooted in a phenomenological form of research, namely the qualitative interview. For the SDA pastor's interviewed, the Sabbath was experienced as a paradox: stressful but restful, draining yet energizing.

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