B 01 - A Contemporary Look Minister's Wife

Chapter II A Contemporary Look at the Minister’s Wife BY REVIEWING the literature on the minister’s wife, one gets a composite picture of the “ model “ wife as our contemporary society sees her. This model picture is important to understand, because frequently what these wives say is a ’direct reaction to what the literature has depicted. Against this backdrop of literature reviewed, we can later view the attitudes of some ministers* wives as individuals and get the depth dimension into this picture.