Intersectionality in Intentional Communities
«With a keen sense of social justice, Professor Zerai addresses the pervasive issue of inclusion in American Christian congregations, considering not only race, but also the intersecting dimensions of gender, sexuality, and social class. Her critical yet hopeful approach offers both analytical insights and practical tools for any intentional group that aims to promote diversity and serve the identities and interests of all members.»
Marjorie DeVault, Professor Emerita, Syracuse University
Over a decade of qualitative research, Assata Zerai has observed both incremental moves toward inclusiveness and strategies employed to accomplish long-term changes while conducting case studies of five multicultural Protestant churches in sites across the United States. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Lexington Books
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781498526432
- Utgivelsesår
- 2019
- Format
- 22 x 15 cm
Anmeldelser
«With a keen sense of social justice, Professor Zerai addresses the pervasive issue of inclusion in American Christian congregations, considering not only race, but also the intersecting dimensions of gender, sexuality, and social class. Her critical yet hopeful approach offers both analytical insights and practical tools for any intentional group that aims to promote diversity and serve the identities and interests of all members.»
Marjorie DeVault, Professor Emerita, Syracuse University
«Zerai’s book is an impeccable scholarly research that deals head-on with a ‘controversial’ global concern that churches in the global north and south are currently seized with. Indeed, intersectionality is ‘the issue’ for the 21st century. This book is a veritable game-changer in our understanding of diversity among intentional communities. Thus the book is of immense value not only to churches but to Faith Based Organization (FBOs), Community Based organizations (CBOs), and to a myriad of voluntary organizations. Zerai not only makes an incisive analysis of current theories of intersectionality, she builds on them and comes up with innovative sociological insights based on a well-executed empirical research.»
Paul H. Gundani, University of South Africa