All Outputs (5)

Sophie's choice: Narratives of ‘saving’ in British public debates on abortion (2020)
Journal Article

In the UK, narratives about saved women and babies have been a significant feature in anti-abortion campaigns to oppose bufferzones, which seek to prevent anti-abortion activists from being directly outside abortion clinics. Anti-abortion activists a... Read More about Sophie's choice: Narratives of ‘saving’ in British public debates on abortion.

‘On the wet side of the womb’: The construction of ‘mothers’ in anti-abortion activism in England and Wales (2018)
Journal Article

Across the UK, there has been an increase in anti-abortion activism outside abortion clinics. The activism deployed includes explicitly religious activities such as ‘prayerful witnessing’ and ‘pavement counselling’, which aim to discourage women from... Read More about ‘On the wet side of the womb’: The construction of ‘mothers’ in anti-abortion activism in England and Wales.

Women, Mothers, and Priests in the Church of England. What a Vocation! (2012)
Journal Article

This paper will consider how women priests in the Church of England have been incorporated into the occupational life of the Church, highlighting the ways in which women are negotiating a discriminatory terrain. Although general opposition to women’s... Read More about Women, Mothers, and Priests in the Church of England. What a Vocation!.

Religious young adults recounting the past: narrating sexual and religious cultures in school (2012)
Journal Article

Schooling can be a pivotal time in young people’s formative experience when identities are negotiated and forged. However, contradictory dominant cultures can operate within the school context, making it very challenging for individuals to negotiate... Read More about Religious young adults recounting the past: narrating sexual and religious cultures in school.

The Construction of Masculinities and Femininities in the Church of England: The Case of the Male Clergy Spouse (2008)
Journal Article

The ordination of women to the priesthood in the Church of England in 1994 signified great change. The impact of the new priests was well documented, and their integration became the focus of much research in the following years. One important area o... Read More about The Construction of Masculinities and Femininities in the Church of England: The Case of the Male Clergy Spouse.