Sisters and Saints: Women and American ReligionOxford University Press, 2007 M11 21 - 144 pages "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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... centuries. 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.
... centuries. 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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... believed that women did not need to vote because God had placed a husband at the head of the family as a guide and protector. Because of men's God-given role, their votes represented the interests of their wives and daughters. When ...
... believed that women did not need to vote because God had placed a husband at the head of the family as a guide and protector. Because of men's God-given role, their votes represented the interests of their wives and daughters. When ...
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... believed the Church of England had not moved far enough from the hierarchy and rituals of the Catholic Church. Margaret also shared John's dream of establishing a new society based solely on the will of God. But her pregnancy and that ...
... believed the Church of England had not moved far enough from the hierarchy and rituals of the Catholic Church. Margaret also shared John's dream of establishing a new society based solely on the will of God. But her pregnancy and that ...
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... believed, was part of God's order among his creatures. As Protestants, they rejected the Catholic Church's belief that celibacy is the highest spiritual state. Instead, they saw marriage as the most godly state for adults. Their God was ...
... believed, was part of God's order among his creatures. As Protestants, they rejected the Catholic Church's belief that celibacy is the highest spiritual state. Instead, they saw marriage as the most godly state for adults. Their God was ...
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... believed that women were made ultimately for God but immediately for men. “He for God only, she for God in him,” wrote the Puritan poet John Milton. The Christian tradition in their view affirmed the subordination of wives to husbands ...
... believed that women were made ultimately for God but immediately for men. “He for God only, she for God in him,” wrote the Puritan poet John Milton. The Christian tradition in their view affirmed the subordination of wives to husbands ...
Contents
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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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