Breaking the "Stained Glass Ceiling": Understanding the Social, Structural, and Theological Barriers to the Participation and Engagement of Ordained Women within the Church of Ireland

Based on mixed methods research conducted with a small sample (n=50) of female ordinands within the Church of Ireland, this paper identifies a range of barriers to the participation and engagement of ordained women within the Church of Ireland. Informed by feminist theology and sociological theories...

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Authors: Purser, Emma (Author) ; O'Brien, Hazel (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2021
In: Journal of the Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 8, Pages: 86-109
Further subjects:B Female clergy
B gendered religion
B Church of Ireland
B ordained women
B Motherhood
B Feminist Theology
B patriarchal Church structures
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