Abstract

This article is an analysis of major debates within American evangelical feminism since its emergence in early 1970s. It examines ways in which American evangelical feminists negotiate their identity in the daily struggle between the mundane and the sacred, home setting and church practice, and their private and public lives. Through presentation of personal stories and lived experiences it argues that evangelical feminists' ambiguity is a significant and powerful force that not only forges distinctive self-awareness among evangelical feminists, but also shapes diverse understandings of evangelical feminism and shifts the boundaries of both evangelicalism and feminism in America.

DOI

10.1386/ejac.26.3.167_1

Publication Date

2007-01-01

Publication Title

The European Journal of American Culture

Volume

26

Issue

3

First Page

167

Last Page

180

ISSN

1466-0407

Organisational Unit

University of Plymouth

Keywords

American, evangelical feminism, feminism, identity construction, "women's studies"]

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