The Religious History of American Women: Reimagining the Past by Brekus, Catherine a.

The Religious History of American Women: Reimagining the Past (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780807858004)

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The Religious History of American Women: Reimagining the Past by Brekus, Catherine a.

The Religious History of American Women: Reimagining the Past

$39.95
The Religious History of American Women: Reimagining the Past by Brekus, Catherine a.

The Religious History of American Women: Reimagining the Past

$39.95
Format: Paperback
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More than a generation after the rise of women's history alongside the feminist movement, it is still difficult, observes Catherine Brekus, to locate women in histories of American religion. Mary Dyer, a Quaker who was hanged for heresy; Lizzie Robinson, a former slave and laundress who sold Bibles door to door; Sally Priesand, a Reform rabbi; Estela Ruiz, who saw a vision of the Virgin Mary--how do these women's stories change our understanding of American religious history and American women's history?

In this provocative collection of twelve essays, contributors explore how considering the religious history of American women can transform our dominant historical narratives. Covering a variety of topics--including Mormonism, the women's rights movement, Judaism, witchcraft trials, the civil rights movement, Catholicism, everyday religious life, Puritanism, African American women's activism, and the Enlightenment--the volume enhances our understanding of both religious history and women's history. Taken together, these essays sound the call for a new, more inclusive history.

The contributors are Ann Braude, Catherine A. Brekus, Anthea D. Butler, Emily Clark, Kathleen Sprows Cummings, Amy Koehlinger, Janet Moore Lindman, Susanna Morrill, Kristy Nabhan-Warren, Pamela S. Nadell, Elizabeth Reis, and Marilyn J. Westerkamp.


Contributors:
Ann Braude, Harvard Divinity School
Catherine A. Brekus, University of Chicago Divinity School
Anthea D. Butler, University of Rochester
Emily Clark, Tulane University
Kathleen Sprows Cummings, University of Notre Dame
Amy Koehlinger, Florida State University
Janet Moore Lindman, Rowan University
Susanna Morrill, Lewis and Clark College
Kristy Nabhan-Warren, Augustana College
Pamela S. Nadell, American University
Elizabeth Reis, University of Oregon
Marilyn J. Westerkamp, University of California, Santa Cruz



Author: Catherine a. Brekus
ISBN-10: 0807858005
ISBN-13: 9780807858004
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Language: English
Published: 04/23/2007
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.88w x 0.84d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/12/2007 pg. 55
By Catherine a. Brekus
By Catherine a. Brekus
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Catherine A. Brekus is associate professor of the history of Christianity at the University of Chicago Divinity School and author of Strangers and Pilgrims: Female Preaching in America, 1740-1845 (from the University of North Carolina Press).

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