Yvonne Bennett

Yvonne Bennett obtained her BA and MA through the Open University. On leaving school, she trained as a nurse and, after having her children, retrained as a nursery schoolteacher. Yvonne has completed a PhD at Canterbury Christ Church University. Her research area of interest is conservative Presbyterianism in the Gàidhealtachd (Highlands and Islands) of Scotland. In 2021 she published a book which examines the ways in which churches in Britain help the vulnerable in their communities. The book ...See more

Yvonne Bennett obtained her BA and MA through the Open University. On leaving school, she trained as a nurse and, after having her children, retrained as a nursery schoolteacher. Yvonne has completed a PhD at Canterbury Christ Church University. Her research area of interest is conservative Presbyterianism in the Gàidhealtachd (Highlands and Islands) of Scotland. In 2021 she published a book which examines the ways in which churches in Britain help the vulnerable in their communities. The book 'The Church Who Needs It? We Do!' examines the difficulties a group of South London women experience with Universal Credit and life under lockdown during the Coronavirus pandemic. In 2022, Yvonne edited a book, 'Women and Religion in Britain Today' belonging to Vernon Press. See less