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Erin Johnston

Erin Johnston

Research Associate, Senior
Sociology

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Research Associate, Senior Sociology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Recent Publications

“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

Expanding the Horizontal Call: A Typology of Social Influence on the Call to Ministry

Journal Article Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · March 1, 2023 This research examines the social actors and interactions that facilitate seminary students' sense of calling. Drawing from 36 in-depth interviews with first year Masters of Divinity students, we introduce six ideal typical social others who play a formati ... Full text Open Access Cite
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