Books in the Qualitative Studies in Religion series

"Evangelical Christian Women" offers a look at conservative women who challenge gender norms within their religious traditions, the fallout they experience as part of the ensuing conflict, and the significance of the conflict over gender for the development and character of culture.

This in-depth study of a Black congregation in Charleston, South Carolina provides a window into the tremendously important yet still largely overlooked world of African American religion as the faith is lived by ordinary believers.

In 1998, a Mexican American woman named Estela Ruiz began seeing visions of the Virgin Mary in south Phoenix. This book traces the spiritual transformation of Ruiz, the development of the community that has sprung up around her, and the international expansion of their message.

Profiles the recent debates about the role of qualitative and participatory methods in psychology

Uncovers how alternative spiritualties became widespread in American life

This work profiles debates about the role of qualitative and participatory methods in psychology, a discipline which has previously seen itself as a positivistic science. It focuses on 10 exemplars of research which describe the rationale for and process of using such models.