Sisters and saints : women and American religion
Ann Braude demonstrates the important role of women in American religious history. Although women have until recently been barred from public religious leadership, their support has sustained American religious organizations for centuries. Focusing on this crucial role, Braude examines the influence of women on religious history, and the influence of religion on American women. Back matter includes chronology, general further reading and an index
History
1 online resource (136 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
9780199724567, 9781435633407, 9781281529275, 0199724563, 1435633407, 1281529273
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Introduction: "Women are the backbone of the church"
Planting religious households
When the Spirit moves women
Mothers and daughters maintain the home
Organized womanhood
Old faiths in new times
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"First published in hardcover as Women and American religion (2000)"--Title page verso
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