Evangelical identity and gendered family life / Sally K. Gallagher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gallagher, Sally K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evangelicalism--United States.

Evangelicalism.

Sex role--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Sex role.

Families--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Families.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Evangelical Identity and Gendered Family Life provides a sociological and historical analysis of gender, family, and work among evangelical Protestants. In this innovative study, Sally Gallagher traces two lines of gender ideals -- one of husbands' authority and leadership, the other of mutuality and partnership in marriage -- from the Puritans to the Promise Keepers into the lives of ordinary evangelicals today. Rather than simply reacting against or accommodating themselves to "secular society," Gallagher argues that both traditional and egalitarian evangelicals draw on long-standing beliefs about gender, human nature, and the person of God. The author bases her arguments on an analysis of evangelical family advice literature, data from a large national survey and personal interviews with over 300 evangelicals nationwide. No other work in this area draws on such a range of data and methodological resources. Evangelical Identity and Gendered Family Life establishes a standard for future research by locating the sources, strategies, and meaning of gender within evangelical Protestantism. Book jacket.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

Preface

PART I: Evangelical Ideals

Chapter 1: Evangelical Family Values in Social Discourse

Chapter 2: A History of Mutuality and Gender Hierarchy

Chapter 3: Twentieth-Century Evangelical Ideals

PART II: SymbolicTraditionalism and Pragmatic Egalitarianism

Chapter 4: Faith and Family

Chapter 5: Spiritual Leadership and Decision Making

Chapter 6: Dividing the Labor of Parenting and Housework

Chapter 7: Employment and the Needs of Children

PART III: Understanding Evangelical Identity, Gender, and Family

Chapter 8: What Would Be Lost If Evangelicals Abandoned the Notion of Husbands' Headship?

Chapter 9: History, Community, and Identity: Tools and Truths in the Evangelical Tool Kit

Appendix A: Research Methods

Appendix B: Tables

Appendix C: Excursus into Exegesis

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-239) and index.

ISBN:

0-8135-5614-7

0-8135-3546-8

OCLC:

614593340