To Run and Not Be Weary: Spirituality and Women's Activism
Through narrative analysis of interviews with fifty Episcopal laywomen, this study examines how spirituality supports and sustains women's involvement in social service and social reform. Assuming that moral and spiritual development are essentially relational in nature, philosophers Nel Noddin...
| Published in: | Review of religious research |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2000
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Review of religious research
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| Summary: | Through narrative analysis of interviews with fifty Episcopal laywomen, this study examines how spirituality supports and sustains women's involvement in social service and social reform. Assuming that moral and spiritual development are essentially relational in nature, philosophers Nel Noddings (1984) and Carol Ochs (1983, 1986) suggest that the mode of consciousness associated with recognizing and strengthening one's relatedness (to other people, to the natural world, to ideas and projects) produces joy, or vitality, which sustains a commitment to caring. Accordingly, the findings of this study indicate that the factors that sustain the respondents in their work reflect a sense of relatedness or connection to four entities: the work itself, God, supportive communities such as other parishioners or co-workers, and clients or recipients of service. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3512144 |