Helen Ralston
Biographic Data
| ID | 654945 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Helen Ralston |
| GIVEN NAMES | Helen |
| FAMILY NAME | Ralston |
| SIGNATURE | RALSTON H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saint Mary's University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
South Asian Immigrant Women Organize for Social Change in the Diaspora: A Comparative Study
The paper uses a feminist theoretical perspective and methodology to explore the lived experience of South Asian immigrant women. It operationalizes empowerment in terms of community organization. It examines various organizational activities which unite and empower the women. The paper draws on qualitative comparative data from original research among women in Atlantic Canada (n=126), in British Columbia, Canada (100 women), in Australia (n=50) …
Religious Movements and the Status of Women in India
Christian Ashrams: A New Religious Movement in Contemporary India
This text focuses on the emergence and development of the Christian ashram. The term ashram is defined as a spontaneous community of seekers or disciples gathered around a spiritual leader, called a guru, who points a way toward salvation. The book classifies Christian ashrams as a new religious movement that seeks to amalgamate elements of traditional Christianity and traditional Hinduism in contemporary Indian society
The Construction of Authority in the Christian Ashram Movement / La Construction de l'autorité dans le mouvement des ashrams chrétiens
Ralston Helen. The Construction of Authority in the Christian Ashram Movement / La Construction de l'autorité dans le mouvement des ashrams chrétiens. In: Archives de sciences sociales des religions, n°67/1, 1989. The twists and turns of religion in India. pp. 53-75
Hindu Women and the Power of Ideology
Strands of research on religious movements in Canada
Religion, public policy, and the education of Micmac Indians of Nova Scotia, 1605–1872
L'Caréducation des Indiens Micmacs de la Nouvelle‐Ecosse est analysée par rapport aux perspectives idéologiques qui ont informé les decisions des administrateurs publics et l'carœuvre des missionnaires à partir de 1605 jusquà 1872. Les données historiques indi‐quent que la politique de l'carEtat et de l'carEglise, française ou anglaise, avait pour but l'carassimi‐lation des Micmacs à la culture dominante de l'carEurope qu'on a présumée supérieure…
The Typologies of Weber and Troeltsch / Les Typologies de Weber et de Troeltsch. [A Case Study of a Catholic Group in Atlantic Canada]: A Case Study of a Catholic Group in Atlantic Canada
Ralston Helen. The Typologies of Weber and Troeltsch / Les Typologies de Weber et de Troeltsch. [A Case Study of a Catholic Group in Atlantic Canada]. In: Archives de sciences sociales des religions, n°50/1, 1980. pp. 111-127
Pentecostalism in Colombia: Baptism by Fire and Spirit
Journal Article Pentecostalism in Colombia: Baptism by Fire and Spirit by Cornelia Butler Flora. Rutherford, Madison, Teaneck: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, and London: Associated University Presses, 1976, 288 pp. $13.50. £ 6.50 Get access Helen Ralston Helen Ralston St. Mary's University, Halifax Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 39, Issue 2, Summer 1978, Pages 181–183,…
South Asian Immigrant Women Organize for Social Change in the Diaspora: A Comparative Study
The paper uses a feminist theoretical perspective and methodology to explore the lived experience of South Asian immigrant women. It operationalizes empowerment in terms of community organization. It examines various organizational activities which unite and empower the women. The paper draws on qualitative comparative data from original research among women in Atlantic Canada (n=126), in British Columbia, Canada (100 women), in Australia (n=50) …
Religion, public policy, and the education of Micmac Indians of Nova Scotia, 1605–1872
L'Caréducation des Indiens Micmacs de la Nouvelle‐Ecosse est analysée par rapport aux perspectives idéologiques qui ont informé les decisions des administrateurs publics et l'carœuvre des missionnaires à partir de 1605 jusquà 1872. Les données historiques indi‐quent que la politique de l'carEtat et de l'carEglise, française ou anglaise, avait pour but l'carassimi‐lation des Micmacs à la culture dominante de l'carEurope qu'on a présumée supérieure…
The Construction of Authority in the Christian Ashram Movement / La Construction de l'autorité dans le mouvement des ashrams chrétiens
Ralston Helen. The Construction of Authority in the Christian Ashram Movement / La Construction de l'autorité dans le mouvement des ashrams chrétiens. In: Archives de sciences sociales des religions, n°67/1, 1989. The twists and turns of religion in India. pp. 53-75
Strands of research on religious movements in Canada
Pentecostalism in Colombia: Baptism by Fire and Spirit
Journal Article Pentecostalism in Colombia: Baptism by Fire and Spirit by Cornelia Butler Flora. Rutherford, Madison, Teaneck: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, and London: Associated University Presses, 1976, 288 pp. $13.50. £ 6.50 Get access Helen Ralston Helen Ralston St. Mary's University, Halifax Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 39, Issue 2, Summer 1978, Pages 181–183,…
The Typologies of Weber and Troeltsch / Les Typologies de Weber et de Troeltsch. [A Case Study of a Catholic Group in Atlantic Canada]: A Case Study of a Catholic Group in Atlantic Canada
Ralston Helen. The Typologies of Weber and Troeltsch / Les Typologies de Weber et de Troeltsch. [A Case Study of a Catholic Group in Atlantic Canada]. In: Archives de sciences sociales des religions, n°50/1, 1980. pp. 111-127
Religion, public policy, and the education of Micmac Indians of Nova Scotia, 1605–1872
L'Caréducation des Indiens Micmacs de la Nouvelle‐Ecosse est analysée par rapport aux perspectives idéologiques qui ont informé les decisions des administrateurs publics et l'carœuvre des missionnaires à partir de 1605 jusquà 1872. Les données historiques indi‐quent que la politique de l'carEtat et de l'carEglise, française ou anglaise, avait pour but l'carassimi‐lation des Micmacs à la culture dominante de l'carEurope qu'on a présumée supérieure…
Strands of research on religious movements in Canada
Christian Ashrams: A New Religious Movement in Contemporary India
This text focuses on the emergence and development of the Christian ashram. The term ashram is defined as a spontaneous community of seekers or disciples gathered around a spiritual leader, called a guru, who points a way toward salvation. The book classifies Christian ashrams as a new religious movement that seeks to amalgamate elements of traditional Christianity and traditional Hinduism in contemporary Indian society
The Construction of Authority in the Christian Ashram Movement / La Construction de l'autorité dans le mouvement des ashrams chrétiens
Ralston Helen. The Construction of Authority in the Christian Ashram Movement / La Construction de l'autorité dans le mouvement des ashrams chrétiens. In: Archives de sciences sociales des religions, n°67/1, 1989. The twists and turns of religion in India. pp. 53-75
Hindu Women and the Power of Ideology
Religious Movements and the Status of Women in India
South Asian Immigrant Women Organize for Social Change in the Diaspora: A Comparative Study
The paper uses a feminist theoretical perspective and methodology to explore the lived experience of South Asian immigrant women. It operationalizes empowerment in terms of community organization. It examines various organizational activities which unite and empower the women. The paper draws on qualitative comparative data from original research among women in Atlantic Canada (n=126), in British Columbia, Canada (100 women), in Australia (n=50) …
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