The Struggle for Acceptance: Continued Resistance to Female Ministers in Rural Holston Conference.

<p>This study was conducted to determine if ordained women clergy experience resistance or lack of receptivity to their appointments. If so, does the resistance more readily occur with churches in a rural area? The focus of the study was women clergy of the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church. My study reveals there are Methodist women clergy who continue to have churches outright refuse their projected appointments. My study also reveals that this problem is more often found with churches in rural areas where the culture is connected to long-standing scriptural interpretations and traditions that do not theologically and practically view woman as legitimate church leaders. Qualitative research methods were used in conducting this research. Six ordained women clergy women from the Holston Conference were interviewed. Statistical information was obtained from the <em>2005 Journal of the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church</em>. I also researched past germane studies.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MALS (Master of Arts in Liberal Studies)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - unrestricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Liberal Studies

Year dc:date.issued

2007

Author dc:creator

• Neal, Thelma June

• Women
• Methodism
• Religion
• Receptivity
• Resistance
• Ordained
• Arts and Humanities
• Ethics in Religion

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright by the authors.

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2100

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-3461