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Raising ‘True Believers’: Anti-Abortion ‘Education’ for Primary Children in the UK (2023)
Journal Article
Lowe, P., & Page, S. (2023). Raising ‘True Believers’: Anti-Abortion ‘Education’ for Primary Children in the UK. Sociological Research Online, https://doi.org/10.1177/13607804231175012

In the UK, the vast majority of people accept abortion, whether or not they are religious. Holding an absolutist anti-abortion view is out of line with the general population. The overwhelming majority of anti-abortion activists are motivated by cons... Read More about Raising ‘True Believers’: Anti-Abortion ‘Education’ for Primary Children in the UK.

Anti-Abortion Activism in the UK: Ultra-sacrificial Motherhood, Religion and Reproductive Rights in the Public Sphere (2022)
Book
Lowe, P., & Page, S. (2022). Anti-Abortion Activism in the UK: Ultra-sacrificial Motherhood, Religion and Reproductive Rights in the Public Sphere. Emerald

Drawing from extensive ethnographic research on abortion debates in public spaces, this book explores the beliefs, motivations and practices of UK anti-abortion activists. Whilst they represent a tiny minority, there is recent evidence of an increase... Read More about Anti-Abortion Activism in the UK: Ultra-sacrificial Motherhood, Religion and Reproductive Rights in the Public Sphere.

Gendered Violence, Religion and UK-Based Anti-Abortion Activism (2022)
Journal Article
Page, S., & Lowe, P. (2022). Gendered Violence, Religion and UK-Based Anti-Abortion Activism. Religion and Gender, 12(1), 5-28. https://doi.org/10.30965/18785417-01201009

The United Nations view access to abortion as a fundamental human right. Yet increasingly in the UK, religiously-motivated activists undertake public displays opposing abortion, often outside abortion clinics, and precipitated through international c... Read More about Gendered Violence, Religion and UK-Based Anti-Abortion Activism.

Religion and intimate life: Marriage, family, sexuality (2021)
Book Chapter
Page, S. (2022). Religion and intimate life: Marriage, family, sexuality. In C. Starkey, & E. Tomalin (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Religion, Gender and Society (234-248). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429466953-18

This chapter considers religion in relation to intimate life. The relationship between religion and intimate life in the UK has undergone significant change in recent years. It has focused on the relationship between religion and intimate life in the... Read More about Religion and intimate life: Marriage, family, sexuality.

Navigating Youth Transitions as a Buddhist: Privilege, reflexivity and sexuality (2021)
Journal Article
Page, S., & Yip, A. K. T. (2021). Navigating Youth Transitions as a Buddhist: Privilege, reflexivity and sexuality. Journal of Global Buddhism, 22(2), 380-398. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4727652

This article focuses on how young Buddhists (aged between 18 and 25, living in the UK, who typically had not been raised Buddhist) utilised reflexivity as a strategy to navigate youth transitions. Participants’ decision-making was premised on Buddhis... Read More about Navigating Youth Transitions as a Buddhist: Privilege, reflexivity and sexuality.

Understanding young adult Muslim and Christian attitudes toward queer identity: A Canadian and UK comparison (2021)
Journal Article
Page, S., & Shipley, H. (2022). Understanding young adult Muslim and Christian attitudes toward queer identity: A Canadian and UK comparison. Sexualities, 25(5-6), 785-803. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363460721995756

This article utilises data from two parallel mixed-methods projects to examine attitudes to queer identity among heterosexual Muslim and Christian young adults aged between 18 and 25 in Canada and the UK. Drawing on questionnaires, interviews and vid... Read More about Understanding young adult Muslim and Christian attitudes toward queer identity: A Canadian and UK comparison.

Intersecting Religion and Sexuality: Contributing to an Unfinished Conversation (2020)
Book Chapter
Page, S., & Kam-Tuck Yip, A. (2020). Intersecting Religion and Sexuality: Contributing to an Unfinished Conversation. In Intersecting Religion and Sexuality: Sociological Perspectives. Lieden: Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004390713_002

This chapter aims to enable a more nuanced conversation about the inclusion of religion in intersectional study, specifically in relation to sexuality. It starts by introducing intersectionality and how we conceptualise it, orienting it around four k... Read More about Intersecting Religion and Sexuality: Contributing to an Unfinished Conversation.

Navigating Religion, Sexuality and Illness: Ellie’s Story (2020)
Book Chapter
Page, S., & Yip, A. K. (2020). Navigating Religion, Sexuality and Illness: Ellie’s Story. In S. Page, & A. K. Yip (Eds.), Intersecting Religion and Sexuality: Sociological Perspectives (228-248). https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004390713_013

This chapter uses one woman’s life story to examine the intersection of religion, sexuality, and illness. This woman, Ellie, was a university student who identified as a ‘Quaker-Buddhist-Pagan’ bisexual and practised polyamory, and she also suffered... Read More about Navigating Religion, Sexuality and Illness: Ellie’s Story.

Religion and Sexualities: Theories, Themes and Methodologies (2020)
Book
Page, S., & Shipley, H. (2020). Religion and Sexualities: Theories, Themes and Methodologies. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315145945

This book examines key themes and concepts pertaining to religious and sexual identities and expressions, mapping theoretical, methodological, and empirical dimensions. It explores the ways in which debates around sexuality and religion have been fra... Read More about Religion and Sexualities: Theories, Themes and Methodologies.