Female Faith Practices

Nicola Slee is Research Professor at the Queen’s Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education in Birmingham, UK, and Professor of Feminist Practical Theology at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Dawn Llewellyn is Associate Professor in Religion and Gender at the University of Chester, UK.Kim Wasey is Principal of Open College at the Luther King Centre for Theology and Ministry in Manchester, UK.Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz is an Honorary Research Fellow of the Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Manchester, UK, and a Research Fellow at the London School of Jewish Studies.

• Introduction Nicola Slee, Dawn Llewellyn, Lindsey Taylor-Gutharz, and Kim Wasey Part I: Reflexivity and Research 1. Inhabiting the Role: A Retrospective Reflexive Review from a Viewpoint of Lived Experience Grace Thomas 2. Women and the Church: Challenges in Researching Women’s Religiosity in Poland Anna Szwed 3. Diving in: Research as a Journey Towards Transformation Clare Herbert Part II: Space and Identity 4. Off-roading: How Do Women Navigate the Journey Towards a Healthy Sexuality After Choosing to Leave Evangelical Purity Culture? Lindsay Stewart 5. Exploring Expressions of Femininity Through the Reported Rituals and Practices of the Red Tent Madeleine Castro 6. Autoethnographic Perspectives on Muslim Women’s Lives Online Renasha Khan Part III: Food and Fabric 7. Transmission, Mimesis, and Gender: Jewish Women’s Kashrut Practices Lindsey Taylor-Gutharz 8. Negotiating Christening: Mothers, Family and ‘Folk Religion' Allison Fenton 9. Crafting Identity: The Spiritual Formation of Women in Prayer Shawl Ministries Donna Bowman Part IV: Families and Formation 10. Mothers in Newfrontiers: Charismatic spirituality, Motherhood and the Christian Tradition Claire Williams 11.‘She Taught Me How to Do It Properly’: Religious Practices in Muslim Sister Relationships Sonya Sharma Part V: Women’s Work 12. Does Religious Practice Increase Levels of Economic Inactivity Among British Muslim Women? A Mixed Methods Examination Asma Khan 13. Apostolic till the Very End: The Contribution of Older Roman Catholic Sisters’ Experience of Ageing to the Evolving Identity of Women’s Religious Life Catherine Sexton 14. Looking Back on a Life of Faith: Qualitative Empirical Research with Belgian Missionary Sisters Jane McBride with Annemie Dillen. Bibliography Index