Ordaining Women Culture and Conflict in Religious Organizations

Name: Ordaining Women Culture and Conflict in Religious Organizations
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ISBN: 9780674641464

ISBN-10: 0674641469

ISBN-13: 9780674641464

Edition: 1997

Authors: Mark Chaves

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In a revealing examination of the complex relationship among religion, social forces, & organizational structure, this book draws examples & data from many Christian denominations to look at the meaning of institutional rules about women's ordination.

Book details

List price: $38.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 3/15/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 249
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Mark Chaves is professor of sociology, religion, and divinity at Duke University. He is the author of "Congregations in America" and "Ordaining Women: Culture and Conflict in Religious Organizations".



Acknowledgments


Introduction


The Symbolic Significance of Women's Ordination


External Pressures


The Changing Meaning of Women's Ordination


Inerrancy, Sacramentalism, and Women's Ordination


Internal Organizational Factors


The Changing Nature of Conflicts over Women's Ordination


Conclusion


Notes


References


Index