Evangelical Women in Belfast

By Sandra M. Baillie

Subjects: Religious aspects, Women in religion, Ireland, religion, Women, ireland, Feminism, Christianity, Belfast (northern ireland), Protestant women, Protestantism, Evangelicalism

Description: "This book is about evangelical women, power and religion. Are evangelical women imprisoned or empowered in their private and public lives by their evangelical beliefs? The study includes a theory and literature review with chapters on women in ministry; work and childcare; marriage; and moral and social issues. Questions include attitudes to women ministers, feminism, working mothers, money, contraception, abortion, premarital sex, divorce and cohabitation.". "Three main themes run throughout the book: feminism, religion and sociology. The book examines types of feminism from a Christian perspective and covers current issues in the sociology of religion, including questions of bias and the relationship between sociology and theology. The extensive sample includes data from 2079 returns from the Belfast Churchgoers Survey 1993, plus data from 20 clergy and 40 interviews with women.". "The purpose of this book is to illuminate and improve the lives of evangelical women within the church."--BOOK JACKET.