Gender Inequality in the Ordained Ministry of the Church of England

Auteur

Alex Fry completed his PhD in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University, UK. He is a Senior Lecturer in the Sociology of Health and Illness at the University of Bournemouth, UK.

Texte du rabat

This book offers a fresh social-scientific analysis of how theologically conservative male clergy respond to the ordination of women to the priesthood and their consecration as bishops within the Church of England.

Contenu

Introduction; 2. The Church of England and gender in historical perspective; 3. Clerical sexism; 4. Empathy, intersectionality, and gender schemata; 5. Contact and contact avoidance; 6. Schism and clergy capital; 7. Gender attitudes in (inter)national perspective; 8. Summary, reflections, and implications; 9. Conclusion