02505nam 2200613 a 450 991045224310332120200520144314.01-281-52927-397866115292770-19-972456-31-4356-3340-7(CKB)1000000000484878(EBL)415776(OCoLC)437094876(SSID)ssj0000246385(PQKBManifestationID)11216039(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000246385(PQKBWorkID)10188624(PQKB)11020699(MiAaPQ)EBC415776(Au-PeEL)EBL415776(CaPaEBR)ebr10254468(CaONFJC)MIL152927(EXLCZ)99100000000048487820070706e20082000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSisters and saints[electronic resource] women and American religion /Ann BraudeOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20081 online resource (145 p.)Religion in American life"First published in hardcover as Women and American religion (2000)"--T.p. verso.0-19-533309-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 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.Religion in American life.Women and religionUnited StatesHistoryUnited StatesReligionElectronic books.Women and religionHistory.200.82/0973Braude Ann920100Braude Ann920100MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452243103321Sisters and saints2063948UNINA