Experience of diaconal ministry and of the debates on the ordination of women to the priesthood (1618)

Type of Data: Experience of diaconal ministry and of the debates on the ordination of women to the priesthood (1618)

Faith Community: Christianity (Church of England)

Date: 1994, January-March

Geography: United Kingdom

Sample Size: 1,239 (73% response)

Population: Women deacons in the Anglican Churches of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, whether in stipendiary or non-stipendiary ministry, under the age of 71

Keywords: Administration, baptisms, bishops, call to ministry, church attendance, churchgoing, churchmanship, clergy, clerical roles, collaborative ministry, community involvement, counselling, ecumenism, family, friends, inclusive language, job satisfaction, marriages, ministry, motivation, non-stipendiary ministry, ordination of women, parochial ministry, pastoral care, personality traits, priests, religious affiliation, role prioritization, roles, selection, stress, training, women, worship

Collection Method: Self-completion postal questionnaire

Collection Agency: Mandy Robbins

Published Source:

Leslie John Francis and Mandy Robbins, 'Differences in the Personality Profile of Stipendiary and Non-Stipendiary Female Anglican Parochial Clergy in Britain and Ireland', Contact, No. 119, 1996, pp. 26-32

Leslie John Francis and Mandy Robbins, 'A Woman's Voice in a Man's World: Listening to Women Clergy in the Church in Wales Before the Vote', Contemporary Wales, Vol. 9, 1996, pp. 74-90

Mandy Robbins, Leslie John Francis and Christopher Rutledge, 'The Personality Characteristics of Anglican Stipendiary Parochial Clergy: Gender Differences Revisited', Personality and Individual Differences, Vol. 23, 1997, pp. 199-204

Mandy Robbins, 'A Different Voice, a Different View', Review of Religious Research, Vol. 40, 1998-99, pp. 75-80

Leslie John Francis and Mandy Robbins, The Long Diaconate, 1987-1994: Women Deacons and the Delayed Journey to Priesthood, Leominster: Gracewing, 1999

Mandy Robbins and Leslie John Francis, 'Role Prioritization Among Clergywomen: The Influence of Personality and Church Tradition Among Female Stipendiary Anglican Clerics in the UK', British Journal of Theological Education, Vol. 11, 2000, pp. 7-23

Mandy Robbins, Leslie John Francis and Wendy Fletcher-Marsh, 'Personality Profile of Anglican Clergywomen in Canada and England: A Cross Cultural Comparison on the EPQR-S', Pastoral Sciences, Vol. 19, 2000, pp. 79-90

Leslie John Francis, Stephen H. Louden, Mandy Robbins and Christopher Rutledge, 'Unmasking the Clerical Persona: Interpreting the Correlation Between Neuroticism and Lie Scale Scores Among Roman Catholic and Male and Female Anglican Clergy', Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol. 3, 2000, pp. 133-41

Mandy Robbins, 'Clergywomen in the Church of England and the Gender Inclusive Language Debate', Review of Religious Research, Vol. 42, 2001, pp. 405-14

Leslie John Francis and Mandy Robbins, 'The Influence of Personality on Role Prioritisation among Anglican Clergywomen in the UK', Education for Leadership: Special Aspect, Gender, eds Ingrid Lukatis and Wolfgang Lukatis, Hemmingen: Verlag Sozialwissenschaftliche Studiengesellschaft, 1999, pp. 42-50

Mandy Robbins and Leslie John Francis, 'The Selection Process: Comparing the Experiences of Stipendiary and Non-Stipendiary Anglican Clergywomen in the UK', Education for Leadership: Special Aspect, Gender, eds Ingrid Lukatis and Wolfgang Lukatis, Hemmingen: Verlag Sozialwissenschaftliche Studiengesellschaft, 1999, pp. 151-60

Leslie John Francis and Mandy Robbins, 'The Relationship between Personality and Satisfaction/Dissatisfaction with Ministry among Female Stipendiary Anglican Clergy in the UK', Pastoral Psychology, Vol. 47, 1999, pp. 439-44

Mandy Robbins and Leslie John Francis, 'Role Prioritization among Clergywomen: The Influence of Personality and Church Tradition among Female Stipendiary Anglican Clerics in the UK', British Journal of Theological Education, Vol. 11, 2000, pp. 7-23

Mandy Robbins, Leslie John Francis and Wendy Fletcher-Marsh, 'Personality Profile of Anglican Clergywomen in Canada and England: A Cross Cultural Comparison on the EPQR-S', Pastoral Sciences, Vol. 19, 2000, pp. 79-90

Leslie John Francis, Stephen H. Louden, Mandy Robbins and Christopher Rutledge, 'Unmasking the Clerical Persona: Interpreting the Correlation Between Neuroticism and Lie Scale Scores among Roman Catholic and Male and Female Anglican Clergy', Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol. 3, 2000, pp. 133-41

Mandy Robbins, 'Clergywomen in the Church of England and the Gender Inclusive Language Debate', Review of Religious Research, Vol. 42, 2001, pp. 405-14

Mandy Robbins, Clergywomen in the Church of England: A Psychological Study, Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 2008

Mandy Robbins, 'The Changing Public Face of the Church of England: The Changing Experiences of Clergywomen', The Public Significance of Religion, eds Leslie John Francis and Hans-Georg Ziebertz, Leiden: Brill, 2011, pp. 267-86

BRIN ID: 1618

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Posted by: Clive D. Field

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