The Faith Lives of Women and Girls : Qualitative Research Perspectives.

Cover -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- Part I: Feminist Research Perspectives -- 1 Feminist Qualitative Research as Spiritual Practice: Reflections on the Process of Doing Qualitative Research -- 2 From Privacy to Prophecy: Public and Private in Researching Women's Faith and Spirituality -- Part II: Neglected Ages, Stages and Styles in Women's and Girls' Faith Lives -- 3 Understanding the Work of Women in Religion -- 4 Feminist Faith Lives? Exploring Perceptions of Feminism Among Two Anglican Cohorts -- 5 Being in Communion: Patterns of Inclusion and Exclusion in Young Lay Women's Experiences of Eucharist in the Church of England -- 6 God Talk/Girl Talk: A Study of Girls' Lives and Faith in Early Adolescence, with Reflections on Those of their Biblical Fore-sisters -- Part III: Female Faith in Diverse Ecclesial and Geographical Contexts -- 7 The 'In-the-Middle' God: Women, Community Conflict and Power in Northern Ireland -- 8 Fat Chicks, Blue Books and Green Valleys: Identity, Women and Religion in Wales -- 9 Searching for Sisters: The Influence of Biblical Role Models on Young Women from Mainstream and Charismatic Evangelical Traditions -- 10 The Use of Patriarchal Language in the Church of God of Prophecy: A Case Study -- Part IV: Women's Spiritual Practices, Beliefs and Attachments -- 11 Broken Silence: Researching with Women to Find a Voice -- 12 Integrating Ritual: An Exploration of Women's Responses to Woman-Cross -- 13 Silent Gifts: An Exploration of Relationality in Contemporary Christian Women's Chosen Practices of Silence -- 14 Patterns of Women's Religious Attachments -- 15 Boundaries and Beyond: Weaving Women's Experiences of Spiritual Accompaniment -- 16 Understanding Jesus Christ: Women Explore Liberating and Empowering Christologies.

Part V: Experiences of Liminality in Women's Faith Lives -- 17 The Relevance of a Theology of Natality for a Theology of Death and Dying and Pastoral Care: Some Initial Reflections -- 18 The Liminal Space in Motherhood: Spiritual Experiences of First-time Mothers -- 19 How Survivors of Abuse Relate to God: A Qualitative Study -- Bibliography -- Index.

Identifying, illuminating and enhancing understanding of key aspects of women and girls' faith lives, this book represents a significant body of original qualitative research from practitioners and researchers across the UK. Contributors include new and upcoming researchers as well as more established feminist practical theologians. Chapters provide perspectives on different ages and stages of faith across the life cycle, from a range of different cultural and religious contexts. As well as being of interest to researchers, this book presents resources to enhance ministry to and with women and girls in a variety of settings.

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