Presbyterians in Ireland - Identity in the Twenty-First Century

Zusatztext 'Sandra Baillie has done us all a good turn by gathering this information and putting it in the public realm.' - Jude Collins! Andersontown News Informationen zum Autor SANDRA BAILLIE is a Research Affiliate specialising in Religion, in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy, The Queens University of Belfast, UK. She is the author of Evangelical Women in Belfast: Imprisoned or Empowered? Klappentext Does the Presbyterian church help or hinder individuals in their lives? Baillie uses over a hundred interviews with Ministers and individuals to examine the role of women, the influence of life history and geographical location, education, inter-church relations, the Orange Order, Freemasonry, the ministry and the future. Zusammenfassung Does the Presbyterian church help or hinder individuals in their lives? Baillie uses over a hundred interviews with Ministers and individuals to examine the role of women! the influence of life history and geographical location! education! inter-church relations! the Orange Order! Freemasonry! the ministry and the future. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Introduction Concepts of Identity Personal Identity Presbyterian Identity (Structure, Form and Morality) Presbyterians and Politics in Northern Ireland Presbyterians and Politics in Southern Ireland National Identity Education and Social Integration The Ministry and College The Future Appendix Bibliography Index

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• Authors: S Baillie, S. Baillie, Sandra Baillie, Sandra M. Baillie
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.01.2008
• EAN: 9781403912442
• ISBN: 978-1-4039-1244-2
• No. of pages: 258
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Kommunikationswissenschaft, B, Kulturwissenschaften, Sociology of Religion, Cultural Studies, Protestantismus, evangelische und protestantische Kirchen, Political science & theory, auseinandersetzen, Religious issues & debates, Sociology & anthropology, Religion and sociology, Political Communication, Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Aspects of Religion, Protestantism & Protestant Churches, Protestantism and Lutheranism, Protestantism, Protestantism and Protestant Churches