In an era, which many now recognise as 'post-secular', the role that religions play in shaping gender identities and relationships has been awarded a renewed status in the study of societies and social change. This book is an outstanding reference source to key topics, problems and debates in this exciting subject area.

Caroline Starkey is Associate Professor of Religion and Society, School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science at the University of Leeds, UK.

Emma Tomalin is Professor of Religion and Public Life, School of Philosophy, Religion and the History of Science, University of Leeds, UK.

1. Introduction Part 1: Critical debates for religions, gender and society: theories, concepts and methodologies 2. Gender in Religion, Religion in Society: The Agency and Identity of Christian Women 3. The Feminism Conundrum: A Contested Term for the Study of Religion and Gender 4. Oppression or Liberation? Moving Beyond Binaries in Religion and Gender Studies 5. Gender, Religion, and Postcolonialism: The Birhen sa Balintawak and Masculinities in the Philippines 6. Buddhist Nuns and Civil Activism in Transitional Myanmar 7. Reclaiming Public and Digital Spaces: Feminism and Secularism 8. Enacting Agency Online: Muslim and Mormon Women Bloggers in the United States 9. Space, Boundaries and Borders in the Study of Religion, Gender and Society 10. Bodies and Embodiment: The Somatic Turn in the Study of Religion and Gender 11. Narrative approaches to religion and gender: a biographic study with Christian young men 12. When my work is found wanting: Power, Intersectionality, Postcolonialism and the Reflexive Feminist Researcher Part 2: Issues and themes in religions, gender and society 13. Butch lesbians, femme queens and promiscuous clergy: Queering the body politics of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa 14. Gender Variance and the Abrahamic Faiths 15. Migration and Law in the Middle East and North Africa 16. Religion and Intimate Life: Marriage, Family and Sexuality 17. Age, Gender and De-churchisation 18. Gender, Religion and Childhood: Towards a new research agenda 19. Mothers, Bodhisattvas and Women of Tomorrow: Religiously Connotated Gender Roles in a Buddhist Vocational School in Japan 20. Articulating the neoliberal motherhood discourse: visions of gender in Japanese new religions 21. Women, Religion and the State: A Gendered Analysis of the Catholic Church, the State and the Rise of Evangelical Protestantism on Women's Roles and Women's Rights in Brazil 22. Religion, Gender Justice, Violence and Peace 23. Religion and Sexual Violence 24. Gender and International development: searching for game changers in the midst of polarisation 25. A Decological Way to Dialogue: Rethinking Ecofeminism and Religion Part 3: Contexts and Locations 26. Religion and Gender in Europe: Thinking through Politico-social and Theoretical Challenges 27. Religion and Masculinities in Europe 28. The Legacy of Colonialism and the Regulation of Gender in North America 29. Troubling the Demonic: Anti-Blackness, Heterosexual Black Masculinity, and the Study of Religion in North America 30. Religion and Gender Dynamics in Latin American Societies 31. Latin America - Religion, gender, masculinities and sexual diversity 32. Women, religion and social inequality in India: intersectionality, nationalism and religious change 33. Hindu Muscular Nationalism: Politicized Hinduism and Manhood in India 34. "A Monster Had Eaten Me Whole": Religiously Inspired Charitable Organisations (RICOs) as 'Retreat' for Women in Contemporary Urban China 35. Masculinities and Religion in South East Asia 36. Reform, Continuities and Conservatism in the Middle East and North Africa 37. Toward a more comprehensive approach to understanding the construction of Islamic masculinities 38. Exploring Tensions: Gender and Religion in Sub-Saharan Africa 39. Religions and Masculinities in Africa: Power, Politics, Performance 40. Women and Religion in Oceania 41. Masculinity, Religion and Society in Oceania