Date of Award
2009
Document Type
Honors Thesis (Open Access)
Department
Colby College. Sociology Dept.
Advisor(s)
Teresa Arendell
Second Advisor
Debra Campbell
Abstract
This honors thesis is an in-depth, qualitative study of a central Maine evangelical church. My focus is on five women and their religious journeys and experiences as Christian women. I explore a number of issues: the appeal of this church community to contemporary women; the connections and the contrasts between what the church leaders espouse and what ordinary female members believe; the ways in which the women develop their own personal relationships with Christ, the evangelical tradition, and other members of the community; and my own journey as a student of sociology and a qualitative researcher.
Keywords
evangelical, christian, women, ethnography, qualitative, identity
Recommended Citation
Doran, Elizabeth A., ""Contentment in My Heart": Evangelical Women and Spiritual Journeys" (2009). Honors Theses. Paper 560.https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/honorstheses/560
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