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The struggle to stay : why single evangelical women are leaving the church / Katie Gaddini.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gaddini, Katie, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Single women--Religious life.
- Single women.
- Church membership.
- Church attendance.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- The Struggle to Stay is an intimate and insightful portrait of single women's experiences in evangelical churches. Drawing on unprecedented access to churches in the United States and the United Kingdom, Katie Gaddini relates the struggles of four women, interwoven with her own story of leaving behind a devout faith.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Homecoming
- 2. Without You, I Am Nothing
- 3. In the World
- 4. Purity Culture
- 5. The Ideal Woman
- 6. Wounds That Never Heal
- 7. Reprisals
- 8. The Struggle to Stay
- Acknowledgments
- Methodological Note
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Gaddini, Katie The Struggle to Stay
- ISBN:
- 0-231-55180-0
- OCLC:
- 1296425693
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