Gail E Murphy-Geiss
Biographic Data
| ID | 10329441 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gail E Murphy-Geiss |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gail E |
| FAMILY NAME | Murphy-Geiss |
| SIGNATURE | MURPHY-GEISS G E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, USA, |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Married to the Minister
Clergy spouses have long been considered unpaid partners in two-person single careers, but a number of social forces may have begun to challenge that, including the ordination of women and increasingly accepted alternatives to traditional family forms. This study surveyed more than 3,000 United Methodist clergy spouses to assess the status of that role, focusing especially on gender, age, and region of the United States. It was determined that ge…
Midwifery as established sect
Based on church–sect theory, this paper asserts that midwifery is much like an established sect in relation to its church equivalent: Western medicine. We find that midwifery can endure in this form – as both protest movement and established institution – because of its ability to maintain its central oppositional values while being accepted as a legitimate, if marginalized, profession. Using interview data from 25 Florida midwives, we draw an an…
Marriage and Modernization
Family, Religion, and Social Change in Diverse Societies
Journal Article Family, Religion, and Social Change in Diverse Societies, Sharon K. Houseknecht and Jerry G. Pankhurst (eds.). New York: Oxford University Press, 2000, 395pp. $45 (cloth), $27.50 (paper) Get access Gail E. Murphy-Geiss Gail E. Murphy-Geiss Iliff School of Theology & University of Denver Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 62, Issue 2, Summer 2001, Pages 268–269, ht…
Psychological Perspectives on Christian Ministry
God Almighty Make Me Free
Journal Article God Almighty Make Me Free: Christianity in Preemancipation Jamaica, by Shirley C. Gordon. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1996, xiii + 159 pp. $39.95 Get access Gail E. Murphy-Geiss Gail E. Murphy-Geiss Hiff School of Theology/University of Denver Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 58, Issue 4, Winter 1997, Pages 397–398, https://doi.org/10.2307/3711928 Pub…
Married to the Minister
Clergy spouses have long been considered unpaid partners in two-person single careers, but a number of social forces may have begun to challenge that, including the ordination of women and increasingly accepted alternatives to traditional family forms. This study surveyed more than 3,000 United Methodist clergy spouses to assess the status of that role, focusing especially on gender, age, and region of the United States. It was determined that ge…
Midwifery as established sect
Based on church–sect theory, this paper asserts that midwifery is much like an established sect in relation to its church equivalent: Western medicine. We find that midwifery can endure in this form – as both protest movement and established institution – because of its ability to maintain its central oppositional values while being accepted as a legitimate, if marginalized, profession. Using interview data from 25 Florida midwives, we draw an an…
Psychological Perspectives on Christian Ministry
God Almighty Make Me Free
Journal Article God Almighty Make Me Free: Christianity in Preemancipation Jamaica, by Shirley C. Gordon. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1996, xiii + 159 pp. $39.95 Get access Gail E. Murphy-Geiss Gail E. Murphy-Geiss Hiff School of Theology/University of Denver Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 58, Issue 4, Winter 1997, Pages 397–398, https://doi.org/10.2307/3711928 Pub…
Family, Religion, and Social Change in Diverse Societies
Journal Article Family, Religion, and Social Change in Diverse Societies, Sharon K. Houseknecht and Jerry G. Pankhurst (eds.). New York: Oxford University Press, 2000, 395pp. $45 (cloth), $27.50 (paper) Get access Gail E. Murphy-Geiss Gail E. Murphy-Geiss Iliff School of Theology & University of Denver Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 62, Issue 2, Summer 2001, Pages 268–269, ht…
Marriage and Modernization
Midwifery as established sect
Based on church–sect theory, this paper asserts that midwifery is much like an established sect in relation to its church equivalent: Western medicine. We find that midwifery can endure in this form – as both protest movement and established institution – because of its ability to maintain its central oppositional values while being accepted as a legitimate, if marginalized, profession. Using interview data from 25 Florida midwives, we draw an an…
Married to the Minister
Clergy spouses have long been considered unpaid partners in two-person single careers, but a number of social forces may have begun to challenge that, including the ordination of women and increasingly accepted alternatives to traditional family forms. This study surveyed more than 3,000 United Methodist clergy spouses to assess the status of that role, focusing especially on gender, age, and region of the United States. It was determined that ge…
Sociology (5 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (2 works)