Feminist Narratives and the Sociology of Religion

by Nason-Clark, Nancy; Neitz, Mary Jo

• ISBN13: 9780759101982
• ISBN10: 0759101981
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-11
• Publisher: AltaMira Press

Summary

Despite the steady growth of feminism in sociology, little attention has been paid to feminist research on religion. Nason-Clark and Neitz begin to fill this gap, asking leading feminist sociologists of religion to reflect on their work and lives.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Feminist Narratives and the Sociology of Religion	1	(6)
Nancy Nason-Clark
Mary Jo Neitz
Making the Sacred Safe: Woman Abuse and Communities of Faith	7	(22)
Nancy Nason-Clark
Queering the Dragonfest: Changing Sexualities in a Post-Patriarchal Religion	29	(24)
Mary Jo Neitz
Women and Clergywomen	53	(6)
Joy Charlton
Studying Close to Home: The Intersection of Life and Work	59	(8)
Lynn Davidman
Hidden Truths and Cultures of Secrecy: Reflections on Gender and Ethnicity in the Study of Religion	67	(10)
Janet Liebman Jacobs
Women Clergy Research and the Sociology of Religion	77	(12)
Adair T. Lummis
Paula D. Nesbitt
Women's Spirituality Research: Doing Feminism	89	(10)
Tanice G. Foltz
Boundaries and Silences in a Post-Feminist Sociology	99	(10)
Penny Edgell Becker
Gender and Religious Work	109	(6)
Zoey A. Heyer-Grey
Language, Gender and Context in an Immigrant Ministry: New Spaces for the Pastor's Wife	115	(6)
Ann M. Detwiler-Breidenbach
A Clergywomen of the New Generation: Evolving Interpretations of Gender and Faith	121	(6)
Robin Albee
Mother Mary: The (Re)Construction of a Female Icon	127	(6)
Michelle Spencer-Arsenault
Personal Encounters with Sociology, Religion, and Issues of Gender	133	(6)
Lenora Sleep
About the Contributors	139