The Attitudes of Asian Anglicans towards Women Bishops and the Gender Beliefs that Influence Them
Ying Teoh, S.J., and Low, Frederick P.K. (2023) The Attitudes of Asian Anglicans towards Women Bishops and the Gender Beliefs that Influence Them. International Journal of Asian Christianity, 6 (2). pp. 273-294.
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Abstract
Regarding the ordination of women to higher spiritual leadership positions in the Anglican Church, existing studies have tended to focus on attitudes and perceptions in non-Asian countries and regions, thereby affecting the generalisability of their results to Asian countries such as Singapore. Working to close this gap, a small exploratory study using semi-structured interviews was conducted in Singapore. Eight Anglican parishioners were interviewed, and the transcripts were treated with thematic analysis. Overall, the findings suggest a seeming disconnect between attitudes towards gender equality in secular and faith-based workplaces, implying a social contextual influence on the transferability of an individual's gender-equal attitudes across secular and religious spheres. Some participants sought to manage this disconnect through the conditional support of female bishops, hinged upon them remaining subject to higher male leadership.
| Item ID: | 80581 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 2542-4246 |
| Keywords: | (Southeast) Asia, Anglican, egalitarianism, ordination of women, Singapore, women bishops |
| Copyright Information: | © Sofie Jia Ying Teoh and Poi Kee Low, 2023 |
| Date Deposited: | 01 May 2024 23:22 |
| FoR Codes: | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5205 Social and personality psychology > 520502 Gender psychology @ 50% 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5205 Social and personality psychology > 520504 Psychology of religion @ 50% |
| SEO Codes: | 13 CULTURE AND SOCIETY > 1305 Religion > 130504 Religious structures @ 50% 13 CULTURE AND SOCIETY > 1305 Religion > 130501 Religion and society @ 50% |
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