Evangelical Women in Belfast: Imprisoned or Empowered?

by Sandra Baillie

Overview

This book is about evangelical women, power and religion. It is a sociological study using quantitative data, including interviews. It looks at women's attitudes to ministry, work and childcare, marriage, money, and issues such as sex, abortion, divorce, and cohabitation. Chapters on theory and literature examine feminism from a Christian perspective and cover sociological debates on questions of bias and the relationship between sociology and theology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349426638
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2002
Edition description:	1st ed. 2002
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

SANDRA BAILLIE is Research Affiliate at the Department of Sociology and Social Policy, The Queen's University of Belfast. In 1999 she was an individual recipient of a Rowntree Charitable Trust grant which is funding her current study on Presbyterianism and Identity in Ireland (north and south).

Table of Contents

Abstract Introduction Women and Evangelicals in Northern Ireland Towards an Evangelical Christian Feminism A Christian Feminist Methodology Towards a Christian Sociology Women's Role and Ministry in Contemporary Belfast Churches Women, Work and Family Marriage, Feminism, Money and Contraception Moral and Social Issues Conclusion Bibliography Appendices Index