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This effort draws upon the assistance and cooperation of many individuals , without whom this volume would not be possible. First of all, I need to thank the various scholars who participated in the Cooperative Clergy Study Project; your enthusiastic response to the idea of this research project and your wonderful cooperation in conducting the surveys made the proposed project a reality. Expressions of appreciation also need to be extended to the more than 8,800 clergy who took time from their busy schedules to answer the rather long, time-consuming survey; your willingness to respond to the survey provided the foundation for the chapters contained in the volume. Thanks, too, need to be extended to Ellen Hekman, my coworker in the Henry Institute, for her extensive and excellent assistance in preparing this volume; without your able assistance I never would have been able to meet the publisher’s deadlines. An expression of gratitude is also owed to James Guth and Lyman Kellstedt for their helpful comments and suggestions, particularly in regard to the concluding chapter of this volume; though not every suggestion was followed, the final chapter, whatever its limitations, is nevertheless far better because of your comments. Finally, I want to express my appreciation to Carey C. Newman, Director, Baylor University Press, for the confidence he exhibited in this volume when I suggested the idea to him; I trust this completed volume merits the faith you placed in my proposal. Acknowledgments ix ...

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