SARAH-JANE Page

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  Nottingham
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Biography

Sarah-Jane is a sociologist of religion, specialising in gender and sexuality. After working at Aston University for over a decade, she joined the University of Nottingham as an Associate Professor in 2023. She is currently working on projects related to abortion attitudes and anti-abortion activism, abuse in religious contexts pertaining to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, and school protests in relation to sex education teaching. Previously, she completed a PhD on clergy motherhood and Anglican clergy husbands at the University of Nottingham and undertook various postdoctoral positions at Durham University and the University of Nottingham respectively. Between 2009-2011, She worked on the large grant, Religion, Youth and Sexuality: A Multi-faith Exploration, with Professor Andrew Yip and Dr Michael Keenan. Utilising a mixed methods approach, this research focused on 18- to 25-year-olds from a variety of religious backgrounds in order to understand attitudes and practices around sexuality.

Teaching Summary

Sarah-Jane has extensive expertise in teaching sociology at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She currently teaches on the following modules:

Social Science Uncovered I

Social Science Uncovered II

Cults and New Religious Movements: Power, Belief, Conflict

Understanding Contemporary Society

Contemporary Sociological Theory.

Her new module - Religion in Contemporary Society - starts in 2024-5.

Monographs:

Page, S. and Lowe, P. (2024) Abortion and Catholicism in Britain: Attitudes, Lived Religion and Complexity, Cham: Palgrave.

Lowe, P. and Page, S. (2022) Anti-abortion Activism in the UK: Ultra-sacrificial Motherhood, Religion and Reproductive Rights in the Public Sphere, Bingley: Emerald.

Page, S. and Shipley, H. (2020) Religion and Sexualities: Theories, Themes and Methodologies, Abingdon: Routledge.

Page, S. and Yip, A. K. T. (2017) Understanding Young Buddhists: Living Out Ethical Journeys, Leiden: Brill.

Yip, A. K. T. and Page, S. (2013) Religious and Sexual Identities: A Multi-faith Exploration of Young Adults, Farnham: Ashgate.

Edited Collections:

Page, S. and Yip, A. K. T. (2020) Intersecting Religion and Sexuality: Sociological Perspectives, Leiden: Brill.

Page, S. and Pilcher, K. (2020) Embodying Religion, Gender and Sexuality, Abingdon: Routledge.

Journal Articles:

Lowe, P. and Page, S. (2023) Raising 'True Believers': Anti-abortion 'Education' for Primary Children in the UK. Sociological Research Online (online first - https://doi.org/10.1177/13607804231175012).

Page, S. and Lowe, P. (2022) Gendered Violence, Religion and UK-based Anti-abortion Activism. Religion and Gender 12(1): 5-28.

Page, S. and Yip, A. K. T. (2021) Navigating Youth Transitions as a Buddhist: Privilege, Reflexivity and Sexuality. Journal of Global Buddhism 22(2): 380-398.

McPhillips, K. and Page, S. (2021) Introduction: Religion, Gender and Violence. Religion and Gender, 11(2): 151-165.

Page, S. and Shipley, H. (2021) Understanding Young Adult Muslim and Christian Attitudes toward Queer Identity: A Canadian and UK Comparison. Sexualities, 25(5-6): 785-803 https://doi.org/10.1177/1363460721995756.

Lowe, P. and Page, S. (2020) Sophie's Choice: Narratives of 'Saving' in British Public Debates on Abortion. Women's Studies International Forum, 79:1-7.

Lowe, P. and Page, S. (2019) Rights-based Claims made by UK Anti-abortion Activists. Health and Human Rights 21(2): 133-44.

Page, S. and Yip, A. K. T. (2019) The Gendering of Heterosexual Religious Young Adults' Imagined Futures. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 34(2): 253-273.

Lowe, P. and Page, S. (2019) On the Wet Side of the Womb: The Construction of Mothers in Anti-abortion Activism in England and Wales. European Journal of Women's Studies, 26( 2): 165-180.

Page, S. and Yip, A. K. T. (2017) Gender Equality and Religion: A Multi-faith Exploration of Young Adults' Narratives. European Journal of Women's Studies Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 249-265.

Page, S. (2017) Anglican Clergy Husbands Securing Middle-Class Gendered Privilege through Religion. Sociological Research Online, 22(1) available at: http://www.socresonline.org.uk/22/1/10.html.

Page, S., Guest, M. and Taylor, Y. (2017) Introduction: Class and Christianity. Sociological Research Online, 22(1) available at: http://www.socresonline.org.uk/22/1/16.html.

Page, S. (2016) Altruism and Sacrifice: Anglican Priests Managing Intensive Priesthood and Motherhood. Religion and Gender, 6(1): 47-63.

Yip, A. K. T. and Page, S. (2014) Religious Faith and Heterosexuality: A Multi-faith Exploration of Young Adults. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 25: 78-108.

Page, S. (2014) The Scrutinised Priest: Women in the Church of England Negotiating Professional and Sacred Clothing Regimes. Gender, Work and Organization, 21(4): 295-307.

Page, S. (2013) Editorial-Veiling: Introduction. Implicit Religion, 16(4): 381-385.

Page, S. and Yip, A. K. T. (2012) Religious Young Adults Recounting the Past: Narrating Sexual and Religious Cultures in School. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 33(3): 405-415; 50%.

Page, S. (2012) Femmes, Mères et Prêtres dans l'Église d'Angleterre: Quels Sacerdoces. Travail, Genre et Sociétés, 27:55-71.

Page, S. (2011) Negotiating Sacred Roles: A Sociological Exploration of Priests who are Mothers. Feminist Review, 97(1): 92-109.

Page, S. (2008) The Construction of Masculinities and Femininities in the Church of England: The Case of the Male Clergy Spouse. Feminist Theology 17(1):31-42.

Book Chapters:

Keenan, M. and Page, S. (forthcoming) 'Exploring Sexuality and Religion using an Online Questionnaire', in Woodhead, L., Cadman, L. and Graham, N. (eds) Messy Methods in Researching Religion, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Page, S. and Lowe, P. (forthcoming) 'The Bible and Abortion Activism: Violence and Averting Violence' in Stiebert, J, Greenough, C., Kebaneilwe, M. D. and Jodamus, J. (eds) The Bible and Violence, London: Bloomsbury.

Page, S. (2022) 'Religion and Intimate Life: Marriage, Family, Sexuality' in Starkey, C. and Tomalin, E. (eds) The Routledge Handbook of Religion, Gender and Society, Abingdon: Routledge: 234-248.

Page, S. and Pilcher, K. (2020) 'Introduction: Embodying Religion, Gender and Sexuality' in Page, S. and Pilcher, K. (eds) Embodying Religion, Gender and Sexuality, Abingdon: Routledge: 1-17.

Page, S. and Lowe, P. (2020) 'Contested Embodiment: The Use of Prayer in Public Displays of Anti-abortion Activism' in Page, S. and Pilcher, K. (eds) Embodying Religion, Gender and Sexuality, Abingdon: Routledge: 21-38.

Page, S. and Yip, A. K. T. (2020) 'Intersecting Religion and Sexuality: Contributing to an Unfinished Conversation' in Page, S. and Yip, A. K. T. (eds) Intersecting Religion and Sexuality: Sociological Perspectives, Leiden: Brill: 1-22.

Page, S. and Yip, A. K. T. (2020) 'Navigating Religion, Sexuality and Illness: Ellie's Story' Intersecting Religion and Sexuality: Sociological Perspectives, Leiden: Brill: 228-48.

Yip, A. K. T. and Page, S. (2020) 'Bisexual Erasure and Religious Spaces: Experiences of Young Adults in the United Kingdom', in Yip, A.K.T. and Toft, A. (eds) Bisexuality, Religion and Sexuality, London: Routledge: 49-67.

Page, S. (2017) 'Lived Religion and Sexuality: Future Directions', in Doggett, L. and Arat, A. (eds) Foundations and Futures in the Sociology of Religion, London: Routledge: 83-98.

Page, S. (2017) 'Exploring Young Adults' Faith Lives through Video Diaries: Consent, Voice and Power' in Slee, N., Porter, F. and Phillips, A. (eds) Researching Female Faith: Qualitative Research Methods, Routledge: 98-112.

Page, S. (2016) 'Navigating Equality: Religious Young Women's Perceptions of Gender and Sexuality Equality' in Gemzöe, L., Keinänen, M. and Maddrell, A. (Eds.) Contemporary Encounters in Gender and Religion, Basingstoke: Palgrave: 131-150.

Page, S. (2016) 'Double Scrutiny at the Vicarage: Clergy Mothers, Expectations and the Public Gaze' in Reimer, V. (ed.) Angels on Earth: Mothering, Religion and Spirituality', Bradford, Canada: Demeter Press: 17-38.

Page, S. and Shipley, H. (2016) 'Sexuality' in Yamane, D. (ed.) Handbook of Religion and Society, New York: Springer: 395-419.

Page, S. (2016) 'Counter-normative Identities: Religious Young Adults Subverting Sexual Norms', in Stella, F., Taylor, Y., Reynolds, T. and Rogers, A. (Eds) Sexuality, Citizenship and Belonging: Trans-national and Intersectional Perspectives, London: Routledge: 199-217.

Page, S. (2015) 'Sex Talk: Discussion and Meaning-making among Religious Young Adults' in Smith, M. K., Stanton, N. and Wylie, T. (Eds.) Youth Work and Faith: Debates, Delights and Dilemmas, Lyme Regis: Russell House: 70-84.

Page, S. (2014) 'Sexuality and Christianity: Understanding the Attitudes and Negotiations of Young Adults in the UK' in Vincett, G. and Obinna, E. (Eds) Christianity in the Modern World: Changes and Controversies, Farnham: Ashgate: 95-118.

Page, S. (2013) 'Feminist Faith Lives? Exploring Perceptions of Feminism among Two Anglican Cohorts' in Slee, N., Porter, F. and Phillips, A. (Eds.) The Faith Lives of Women and Girls: Qualitative Research Perspectives, Farnham: Ashgate: 51-63.

Page, S., Yip, A. K. T. and Keenan, M. (2012) 'Risk and the Imagined Future: Young Adults Negotiating Religious and Sexual Identities' in Hunt, S. and Yip, A. K. T. (Eds.) The Ashgate Research Companion to Contemporary Religion and Sexuality, Farnham: Ashgate: 255-270.

Page, S. and Yip, A. K. T. (2012) 'Hindu, Muslim and Sikh Young Adults: Gendered Practices in the Negotiation of Sexuality and Relationship', in Nynäs, P. and Yip, A. K. T. (eds.) Religion, Gender and Sexuality in Everyday Life, Farnham: Ashgate: 51-69.