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Book SynopsisDespite 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.
Trade ReviewThis book is refreshing and bold as each contributor narrates the ways in which her own biography intertwines with her scholarly work on gender issues....'Must' reading for both methods and gender classes. -- Helen Rose Ebaugh, University of Houston
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction 2 Making the Sacred Safe: Woman Abuse and Communities of Faith 3 Queering the Dragonfest: Changing Sexualities in a Post-Patriarchal Religion 4 Women and Clergywomen 5 Studying Close to the Home: The Intersection of Life and Work 6 Hidden Truths and Cultures of Secrecy: Reflections on Gender and Ethnicity in the Study of Religion 7 Women Clergy Research and the Sociology of Religion 8 Women's Spirituality Research: Doing Feminism 9 Boundaries and Silences in a Post-Feminist Sociology 10 Gender and Religious Work 11 Language, Gender and Context in an Immigrant Ministry: New Spaces for the Pator's Wife 12 A Clergywoman of the New Generation: Evolving Interpretations of Gender and Faith 13 Mother Mary: The (Re)Construction of a Female Icon 14 Personal Encounters with Sociology, Religion and Issues of Gender
