| Description |
xi, 196 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Note |
Articles originally published in the periodicals Sociology of religion and Sociological analysis. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Gender and ministry style : things not what they seem / Edward C. Lehman, Jr. -- The social construction of a new leadership role : Catholic women pastors / Ruth A. Wallace -- Dual ordination tracks : differential benefits and costs for men and women clergy / Paula D. Nesbitt -- Rabbis and ministers : women of the book and the cloth / Rita J. Simon, Angela J. Scanlan, Pamela S. Nadell -- Men helping women : A monastic case study / Penny S. Gold -- The limited empowerment of women in black spiritual churches : an alternative vehicle to religious leadership / Hans A. Baer -- Gender and the experience of conversion : the case of "returnees" to modern orthodox Judaism / Lynn Davidman, Arthur L. Greil -- Religious rituals and secular rituals : interpenetrating models of childbirth in a modern, Israeli context / Susan Starr Sered -- The effects of ritual healing on female victims of abuse : a study of empowerment and transformation / Janet L. Jacobs -- Women and the Charismatic community : defining the attraction / Sue Marie Wright -- Political activism and feminist spirituality / Nancy J. Finley -- Gossip and secrecy : women's articulation of domestic conflict in three religions of urban Brazil / John Burdick. |
| Summary |
"Few areas in American life have experienced as profound a change in structure and mission as religion in this epoch of women's struggle for complete equality and integration. Until recently, few studies have attempted the sort of empirical and theoretical integration that reveals the magnitude of this shift in basic roles, attitudes, and participation in church life and theology." "William H. Swatos, Jr. has assembled a well-designed and carefully defined volume to give the reader a solid, empirical look at this revolution in religious practice and belief. The volume also provides insight into the sharp differences in opinions among women involved in religion; the degree to which women change the structure of liturgy or simply partake of traditions from which they were formerly excluded; the extent to which women increase church involvement in social issues, or retain a classical orientation to preaching; the extent to which gender has an impact on everything from interpersonal relations of clergy with laity to preaching orientations." "There are two distinct elements in Gender and Religion: The first section covers women in religious roles, such as pastors, rabbis, priests, and black female leadership activities. The unifying theme is experiencing and overcoming gender bias in the religious sphere. The second deals with female experiences in childbirth rituals, attitudes toward pluralism, modernity, roles as social change agents, and the influence of religion on the women's movement."--Jacket. |
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Women and religion.
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Women clergy.
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Women and religion. (OCoLC)fst01177110
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Women clergy. (OCoLC)fst01177414
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Vrouwen.
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Sekseverschillen.
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Godsdienst.
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Frau. (DE-588)4018202-2
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Gleichberechtigung. (DE-588)4021216-6
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Religion. (DE-588)4049396-9
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United States. (DE-588)4078704-7
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Aufsatzsammlung.
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Frau.
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Gleichberechtigung.
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Religion.
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United States.
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| Indexed Term |
Women and religion |
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Women clergy |
| Genre/Form |
Aufsatzsammlung.
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| Added Author |
Swatos, William H., Jr., 1946-
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| Added Title |
Sociology of religion.
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Sociological analysis.
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| ISBN |
1560006994 (pbk.) |
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9781560006992 (pbk.) |
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