Erin Johnston

Journal article Review of Religious Research · January 1, 2026 Gender disparities in religious leadership remain persistent across denominations. While most research emphasizes barriers to women’s advancement into senior leadership roles (vertical segregation), less attention has been paid to gendered sorting across p ... Full text Cite

“There’s theology and then there’s the people I love. . .”: Authority and Ambivalence in Seminarians’ Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Relationships, Marriage, and Ordination

Journal article Sociology of Religion A Quarterly Review · January 1, 2024 Drawing from 102 in-depth interviews conducted with first-year Master of Divinity (M.Div.) students at a Mainline Protestant seminary, this paper examines how students describe and account for their positions on homosexuality, same-sex marriage, and the or ... Full text Open Access Cite

Pastoring in a Pandemic: Sources and Types of Social Support Used by United Methodist Clergy in the Early Period of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal article Journal of Psychology and Theology · December 1, 2023 COVID-19 and its associated restrictions around in-person gatherings fundamentally unsettled routine ways of doing ministry. In this article, we draw on 50 in-depth interviews conducted with United Methodist clergy in the early period of the COVID-19 pande ... Full text Open Access Cite

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