02503nam 2200613 a 450 991078182020332120230721032140.00-19-774119-31-281-52927-397866115292770-19-972456-31-4356-3340-7(CKB)1000000000484878(EBL)415776(OCoLC)437094876(SSID)ssj0000246385(PQKBManifestationID)11216039(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000246385(PQKBWorkID)10188624(PQKB)11020699(Au-PeEL)EBL415776(CaPaEBR)ebr10254468(CaONFJC)MIL152927(MiAaPQ)EBC415776(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 StatesReligionWomen and religionHistory.200.82/0973Braude Ann1554393Braude Ann1554393MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781820203321Sisters and saints3815610UNINA