Attitudes to the role of women in society, family and the Church, including the ordination of women (2079)
Type of Data: Attitudes to the role of women in society, family and the Church, including the ordination of women (2079)
Faith Community: Christianity (Church of England, Baptist Union, Methodist Church)
Date: 1983
Geography: England (Southern)
Sample Size: 550 (88% response)
Population: Anglican, Methodist and Baptist clergy
Keywords: Clergy, ministry, ordination, priests, women, women priests
Collection Method: Face-to-face interview
Collection Agency: Nancy Nason-Clark
Published Source:
Nancy Nason-Clark, 'Clerical Attitudes Towards Appropriate Roles for Women in Church and Society: An Empirical Investigation of Anglican, Methodist and Baptist Clergy in Southern England', London School of Economics Ph.D. thesis, 1984Nancy Nason-Clark, 'Appropriate Roles for Women in the Church, Family and Society: A Survey of Parish Clergy in South East England', University of Birmingham Institute for the Study of Worship and Religious Architecture Research Bulletin, 1984, pp. 50-64Nancy Nason-Clark, 'Are Women Changing the Image of Ministry? A Comparison of British and American Realities', Review of Religious Research, Vol. 28, 1986-87, pp. 330-40Nancy Nason-Clark, 'Ordaining Women as Priests: Religious vs. Sexist Explanations for Clerical Attitudes', Sociological Analysis, Vol. 48, 1987-88, pp. 259-73
BRIN ID: 2079
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