The Religious History of American Women Reimagining the Past 1st Edition by Catherine Brekus 9780807831021 0807831026

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ISBN 10: 0807831026

ISBN 13: 9780807831021

Author: Catherine A. Brekus

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. 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

Table of contents:

1. Puritan Women, Spiritual Power, and the Question of Sexuality

2. Revelation, Witchcraft, and the Danger of Knowing God’s Secrets

3. Hail Mary Down by the Riverside

4. Sarah Osborn’s Enlightenment

5. Beyond the Meetinghouse

6. Unrespectable Saints

7. Women’s Popular Literature as Theological Discourse

8. The “New Woman” at the “University”

9. Faith, Feminism, and History

10. “Are You the White Sisters or the Black Sisters?”

11. Engendering Dissent

12. Little Slices of Heaven and Mary’s Candy Kisses

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