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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781912903321

Autore

Shaw Susan M (Susan Maxine), <1960->

Titolo

God speaks to us, too [[electronic resource] ] : Southern Baptist women on church, home, and society / / Susan M. Shaw

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Ky., : University Press of Kentucky, c2008

ISBN

0-8131-8548-3

0-8131-3508-7

0-8131-5985-7

0-8131-7285-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (326 p.)

Disciplina

286/.132082

Soggetti

Baptist women

Baptists - Doctrines

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-290) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Raised right--the making of Southern Baptist identity -- Just as I am : Southern Baptist women's experiences of salvation and baptism -- The B-I-B-L-E : Southern Baptist women and the Bible -- Casseroles and covered dishes : Southern Baptist women, hospitality, and friendship -- Red and yellow, Black and White : the dynamics of race in the lives of Southern Baptist women -- We've a story to tell : Southern Baptist women and ministry -- Gracious submission : Southern Baptist women and the family -- I am woman : Southern Baptist women and feminism -- Competent before God : Southern Baptist women and soul competency -- Cast of characters.

Sommario/riassunto

How can women find strength, courage, and motivation in a religious denomination that believes in the necessity of a wife's submission to her husband?  In God Speaks to Us, Too, Susan M. Shaw shows that Southern Baptist women are surprisingly more complex and rebellious than outside observers might think they are. She presents the views of more than 150 women, often using their own words, and finds in them an unshakable belief that God speaks as directly to them as to any pastor or denominational leader. Although these women respect their leaders and are influenced by them, ultimately they rec