ALLYSON JULE is Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Glamorgan, Wales, UK. She is the author of Participation and Silence in the Language Classroom and editor of Gender and the Language Religion and Being Feminist, Being Christian.

• Preface; J.Sunderland Introduction; A.Jule Testimonies and the Expansion of Women's Role in a Transnational Mexican Parish; E.P.Sharp The Interplay of Language, Religion, Ethnicity and Gender: A Case Study of Hispanic Churches in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; N.R.Nieves & R.D.Rosati Gender Constructions and Biblical Exegesis: Lessons from a Divinity School Seminar; T.Warhol 'Do Unto Others': Gender and the Construction of a 'Good Christian' Identity in an E-community; S.Lambert-Graham From Bridegroom of the Soul to Brand-as-Friend: Metaphorical Relationships in Religious and Marketing Discourses; V.Koller Being Male and Female in Nigerian Evangelicalism - and Saying Thank You; A.Mustapha The Role of Language in the Construction of Gender and Ethnic-Religious Identities in Brazilian-Candomble Communities; L.Á.López & C.Edfeldt Gender and Language Use in the Lisu Traditional Religion; D.Yu Calm and Humble in and through Christianity: A Chinese Immigrant Couple in Toronto; H.Han Matka Polka (Mother Poland) and the Cult of the Virgin Mary: Linguistic Analysis of Social Roles and Expectations of Polish Women; B.Tieszen Indexes

' both the scope and academic rigour of the text has much to offer the reader.' Christina Belcher, Gender and Education