Day, Abby. 2005. ‘Doing Theodicy: an Empirical Study of a Women’s Prayer Group’. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 20(3), 343. -356. ISSN 1353-7903 [Article]

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Abstract or Description

The study of a weekly women’s prayer group in a small northern English town discusses how participants resolve tensions which may arise from unanswered prayer. The most important mechanism in that process is the informal ‘chatting’ which precedes the period of formal prayer. The author concludes that women actively conduct a ‘ritual of theodicy’ to rescue their worldview from chaos. The participants maintain that they are directed by God’s wisdom, not their own actions.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1080/13537900500249889
Keywords:	women, gender, religion, prayer, theodicy
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Sociology
Dates:	Date Event 2005 Published 12 July 2005 Accepted
Item ID:	19480
Date Deposited:	04 Jan 2017 15:29
Last Modified:	04 Jul 2017 14:38
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/19480

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