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100 1  Gaddini, Katie,|eauthor. 
245 14 The struggle to stay :|bwhy single evangelical women are 
       leaving the church /|cKatie Gaddini. 
264  1 New York :|bColumbia University Press,|c[2022] 
300    xxiii, 278 pages ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
520    "Evangelical Christianity is often thought of as 
       oppressive to women. The #MeToo era, when many women hit a
       breaking point with rampant sexism, has reached 
       evangelical communities too. Yet more than thirty million 
       women in the United States still identify as evangelical. 
       Why do so many women remain in male-dominated churches 
       that marginalize them, and why do others leave? In each 
       case, what does this cost them? The Struggle to Stay is an
       intimate and insightful portrait of single women's 
       experiences in evangelical churches. Drawing on 
       unprecedented access to churches in the United States and 
       the United Kingdom, Katie Gaddini relates the struggles of
       four women, interwoven with her own story of leaving 
       behind a devout faith. She connects these personal 
       narratives with rigorous analysis of Christianity and 
       politics in both countries, and contextualizes them 
       through interviews with more than forty other evangelical 
       women. Gaddini grapples with the complexities of obedience
       and resistance for women within a patriarchal religion 
       against the backdrop of culture war. Her exploration of 
       how women choose to leave or remain in environments that 
       constrain them is nuanced and personal, telling powerful 
       stories of faith, community, isolation, and loss. Bringing
       together meticulous research and deep empathy, The 
       Struggle to Stay provides a revelatory account of the 
       private burdens that evangelical women bear."--|cProvided 
       by publisher. 
650  0 Single women|xReligious life. 
650  0 Church membership. 
650  0 Church attendance. 
650  0 Evangelicalism. 
650  7 Church attendance.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00860591 
650  7 Church membership.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00860802 
650  7 Evangelicalism.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00917002 
650  7 Single women|xReligious life.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01119467 
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