We Shall Not Be Moved: Methodists Debate Race, Gender, and

We Shall Not Be Moved: Methodists Debate Race, Gender, and Homosexuality

As Protestant denominations are fracturing over whether to ordain gays and lesbians, this work looks at The United Methodist Church's conversations about the issue, in light of Methodism's historic contests over the leadership of African Americans and women, to see what can be learned from these earlier periods of change. Using the uniform context of the Methodist General Conference, where denominational policy is set, the book analyzes transcripts of floor debates in key years of these struggles, letting those who argued for and against the changes speak for themselves. Those arguments are read through the lens of French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, whose theory offers a sophisticated model that goes deeper than simple "resistance to change" in articulating a dialectic between social structures and agents that predisposes both to reproduce existing power relationships. This interdisciplinary, historical study seeks to move beyond conscious motivations for the exclusion of these three groups and uncover deeply embedded, misrecognized social dynamics. In exploring these groups' stories, this book examines who holds power in Methodist churches, how changes in authority structures occur, and why it is such a long and painful process.
Country USA
Brand Wipf & Stock Publishers
Manufacturer Pickwick Publications
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate 2014-10-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781625644848

Country	USA
Brand	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Manufacturer	Pickwick Publications
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate	2014-10-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781625644848

We Shall Not Be Moved: Methodists Debate Race, Gender, and Homosexuality

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