Barbara Finlay

Facing the Stained Glass Ceiling

Gender in a Protestant Seminary

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The main focus of this book is on gender differences in seminarians goals, religious practice and beliefs, and experiences as prospective ministers. Based on an in-depth and extensive study of one Presbyterian seminary in the mid 1990s, the book addresses the question of whether gender affects the experiences, beliefs, and practices of men and women who seek clergy careers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Dezember 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 186g
• ISBN-13: 9780761824787
• ISBN-10: 0761824782
• Artikelnr.: 53209505

Autorenporträt

Barbara Finlay is Director of the Women's Studies Program, Texas A&M University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 List of Tables Chapter 2 Acknowledgements Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 Women in Ministry Chapter 5 The Study: Methods and Context
Chapter 6 The Seminary and its Students Chapter 7 Initial Decisions and
Support Chapter 8 Goals for Ministry Chapter 9 Politics, Theology, and
Gender Chapter 10 Sexuality and Abortion Attitudes Chapter 11 Religious
Practices, Hopes and Doubts Chapter 12 Gender Discrimination, Expectations
for Ministry Chapter 13 Explaining Gender Differences in Career Goals
Chapter 14 Life Changes, Evaluations, Conclusions Chapter 15 Questionnaire
for Seminary Students Chapter 16 References