Sisters and Saints: Women and American ReligionOxford University Press, 21 Kas 2007 - 144 sayfa "Women are the backbone of the church," says an old African-American aphorism. Since the 1660s, women have made up the majority of members in almost all American religious groups. They have provided essential financial and social support and worked tirelessly in the background of church-based activities. Throughout American history, women have raised money for churches and synagogues, embroidered altar cloths, taught Sunday school, prepared parish meals, and sung in the choir. They have educated their children in their beliefs and taken them to their places of worship. Yet it is primarily men who have historically occupied the high rungs of church hierarchy and made the important decisions affecting their congregations. Ann Braude examines the central role of women in American religious history, focusing on their efforts to achieve greater recognition and equal rights, their recent admission to religious leadership, and the emergence of feminist theology in the late 20th century. Colonist Margaret Winthrop, African-American preacher Jarena Lee, Christian Science founder Mary Baker Eddy, and Zionist leader Henrietta Szold are among the women discussed in these pages who have made major contributions to the spiritual and material growth of religious organizations in America. |
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... . Women who broke accepted rules about their roles often did so because they believed God wanted them to. “What is impossible for woman when the “WOMEN ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE CHURCH” love of Jesus 2 SISTERS AND SAINTS.
... . Women who broke accepted rules about their roles often did so because they believed God wanted them to. “What is impossible for woman when the “WOMEN ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE CHURCH” love of Jesus 2 SISTERS AND SAINTS.
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... woman in 1859. The power of spiritual experiences emboldened women to seek social as well as religious emancipation. Religious beliefs have affected every aspect of women's and men's roles in society. Legal codes, educational policies ...
... woman in 1859. The power of spiritual experiences emboldened women to seek social as well as religious emancipation. Religious beliefs have affected every aspect of women's and men's roles in society. Legal codes, educational policies ...
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... woman made two types of preparations. She prepared fresh linens for herself and her child and arranged for a midwife and other female attendants. She also prepared herself spiritually to die, searching her soul to root out any ...
... woman made two types of preparations. She prepared fresh linens for herself and her child and arranged for a midwife and other female attendants. She also prepared herself spiritually to die, searching her soul to root out any ...
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... woman of singular virtue, prudence, modesty and piety, and especially beloved and honored of all the country.” This was the model woman of Puritan New England, strong in faith and self-discipline, leader of her family, and submissive to ...
... woman of singular virtue, prudence, modesty and piety, and especially beloved and honored of all the country.” This was the model woman of Puritan New England, strong in faith and self-discipline, leader of her family, and submissive to ...
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... woman would make a pact with the devil and harm her neighbors than that a man would? Christian thought traced women's affinity for witchcraft back to the first human sin: Eve's disobedience to God in the Garden of Eden. God created Eve ...
... woman would make a pact with the devil and harm her neighbors than that a man would? Christian thought traced women's affinity for witchcraft back to the first human sin: Eve's disobedience to God in the Garden of Eden. God created Eve ...
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When the Spirit Moves Women | 28 |
Mothers and Daughters Maintain the Home | 48 |
Organized Womanhood | 69 |
Old Faiths in New Times | 94 |
CHRONOLOGY | 121 |
FURTHER READING | 124 |
INDEX | 128 |
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