Growing Up a Witness
| dc.contributor.author | Sorenson, Kayla | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-07T19:19:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-09-07T19:19:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-08-09 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/2674 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In this essay, I pose the question: Is there freedom for women in religion? I set out to find if there is the possibility for women to find liberation within a religious institution. In order to find the answer, I look within my own upbringing and the experiences of the women within my family that have the Jehovah’s Witness religion in their lives. I found that the institution is inherently patriarchal and poses a danger to women within it. However, women are able to find beliefs that allow fluidity and autonomy once they step outside of the bounds that religion has placed on them. | |
| dc.subject | Jehovah's Witnesses | |
| dc.subject | Interviews | |
| dc.subject | Watch Tower Bible And Tract Society Of Pennsylvania | |
| dc.subject | Sects - United States | |
| dc.subject | Christianity - Sects | |
| dc.subject | Sex Roles - Religious Aspects | |
| dc.subject | Christian Women | |
| dc.subject | Christian Women - Social Aspects | |
| dc.subject | Women And Religion | |
| dc.subject | Christianity | |
| dc.subject | Christian Women - Beliefs | |
| dc.subject | Opinions And Attitudes | |
| dc.subject | Christian Women - Social Aspects | |
| dc.subject | Feminism - Religious Aspects - Christianity | |
| dc.subject | Women In Christianity | |
| dc.subject | Personal Narrative | |
| dc.subject | Families - Religious Life | |
| dc.subject | Benevolent Sexism | |
| dc.subject | Conservatism | |
| dc.subject | Youth - Religious Aspects | |
| dc.subject | Patriarchy - Religious Aspects | |
| dc.title | Growing Up a Witness | |
| dc.type | article | |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2021-09-07T19:19:58Z | |
| dc.description.institution | SUNY Brockport | |
| dc.source.peerreviewed | TRUE | |
| dc.source.status | published | |
| dc.description.publicationtitle | Dissenting Voices | |
| dc.languate.iso | en_US |
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