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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790893203321

Autore

Long Loretta M (Loretta Marie), <1971->

Titolo

The Life of Selina Campbell [[electronic resource] ] : A Fellow Soldier in the Cause of Restoration / / Loretta M. Long

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2001

ISBN

0-8173-8728-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (246 p.)

Collana

Religion and American culture

Disciplina

286.6

286.6/092

286.6092

Soggetti

Women in Christianity - United States - History - 19th century

Christians (Disciples of Christ) - West Virginia

Electronic books.

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. [201]-229) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Bakewell Family; 2. The Making of a Partnership; 3. ""An Abiding Interest and Love""; 4. ""Usefulness in a Wilderness""; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This first biography of Selina Campbell opens a window onto the experience of women in one of the most dynamic religious groups of 19th-century America. Loretta M. Long examines the life and influence of Selina Campbell, one of the most visible women in the 19th-century Disciples of Christ movement. Best known as the wife of Alexander Campbell, founder of the Disciples, Selina Campbell both shaped and exemplified the roleof women in this dynamic religious group (also known as the Stone-Campbell movement). Her story demonstrates the importance of faith in the li