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Women with a Mission
Olson, Laura R.; Crawford, Sue E. S.; Deckman, Melissa M.
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Description for Women with a Mission
Women clergy now account for approximately 10 percent of religious leaders in the United States. As their numbers grow, so too does their political influence. This book examines the effects of gender, professional experience, and religious belief on the political attitudes and activism of clergywomen. Series: Religion & American Culture S. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX4; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 463.
Women clergy now account for approximately 10 percent of religious leaders in the United States. As their numbers grow, so too does their political influence. This book examines the effects of gender, professional experience, and religious belief on the political attitudes and activism of clergywomen. Based on qualitative analysis of Interviews with 54 women ministers and rabbis in four different American cities (Washington, D.C., Milwaukee, Omaha, and Indianapolis) and quantitative analysis of a national survey of other clergy, this study breaks new ground in specifically addressing the political priorities, agendas, strategies, and actions of clergywomen. The authors' research probes beyond ... Read more
Women clergy now account for approximately 10 percent of religious leaders in the United States. As their numbers grow, so too does their political influence. This book examines the effects of gender, professional experience, and religious belief on the political attitudes and activism of clergywomen. Based on qualitative analysis of Interviews with 54 women ministers and rabbis in four different American cities (Washington, D.C., Milwaukee, Omaha, and Indianapolis) and quantitative analysis of a national survey of other clergy, this study breaks new ground in specifically addressing the political priorities, agendas, strategies, and actions of clergywomen. The authors' research probes beyond ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
Religion & American Culture S.
Number of Pages
200
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817314606
SKU
V9780817314606
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About Olson, Laura R.; Crawford, Sue E. S.; Deckman, Melissa M.
Laura R. Olson is Associate Professor of Political Science at Clemson University and author of Filled with Spirit and Power: Protestant Clergy in Politics. Sue E. S. Crawford is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Creighton University and coeditor, with Laura Olson, of Christian Clergy in American Politics: Choices and Consequences. Melissa M. Deckman is Assistant Professor of Political Science ... Read more
Reviews for Women with a Mission
The research is sound and the scholarship strong.... [Women with a Mission] is a model for probing the political and social activism of other clusters of women and men. The authors handle religion deftly and responsibly, and they manifest awareness of congregational life and the factors that enter into the interplay between congregation and pastor. - Edith L. Blumhofer, series ... Read more