Sisters and saints : women and American religion /
Braude, Ann.
Sisters and saints : women and American religion / Ann Braude. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - 1 online resource (136 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations - Religion in American life . - Religion in American life. .
Title from e-book t.p. (viewed May 24, 2010). "First published in hardcover as Women and American religion (2000)"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-127) and index.
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.
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.
9780199724567 (electronic bk.) 0199724563 (electronic bk.) 9781435633407 (electronic bk.) 1435633407 (electronic bk.) 1281529273 9781281529275 (alk. paper) (alk. paper)
152927 MIL CRKN/MyiLibrary CostDepend FormOnline AccessRestricted GovNo
Women and religion--History.--United States
Femmes et religion--Histoire.--États-Unis
RELIGION--Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict.
Religion.
Women and religion.
United States--Religion.
États-Unis--Religion.
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
BL458 / .B67 2008eb
200.82/0973
Sisters and saints : women and American religion / Ann Braude. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - 1 online resource (136 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations - Religion in American life . - Religion in American life. .
Title from e-book t.p. (viewed May 24, 2010). "First published in hardcover as Women and American religion (2000)"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-127) and index.
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.
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.
9780199724567 (electronic bk.) 0199724563 (electronic bk.) 9781435633407 (electronic bk.) 1435633407 (electronic bk.) 1281529273 9781281529275 (alk. paper) (alk. paper)
152927 MIL CRKN/MyiLibrary CostDepend FormOnline AccessRestricted GovNo
Women and religion--History.--United States
Femmes et religion--Histoire.--États-Unis
RELIGION--Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict.
Religion.
Women and religion.
United States--Religion.
États-Unis--Religion.
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
BL458 / .B67 2008eb
200.82/0973