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Women and American Religion (Religion in American Life)
by Ann Braude
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Author: Ann Braude
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Sisters and Saints Women and American Religion Religion Women are the backbone of the church says an old AfricanAmerican aphorism Since the 1660s women have made up the majority of members in almost all American religious groups They have provided essential financial and social support and worked tirelessly in the background of churchbased activities Throughout American history Women in American Religion Women in American Religion Even though it is only recently that women have been permitted to hold official roles in many religions they have always been central to American religious life Unofficially women have often been the primary carriers and creators of religious culture Research Guides Women in American Religious History Preceded by three introductory essays and a chronology of major events in black religious history from 1618 to 1991 this AZ encyclopedia includes three types of entries Biographical sketches of 773 African American religious leaders 341 entries on African American denominations and religious organizations including white churches with American History Women in American Religious History American National Biography is the first new comprehensive biographical dictionary focused on American history to be published in seventy years Produced under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies the ANB contains over 17500 profiles on historical figures written by an expert in the field and completed with a bibliography Sisters and saints women and American religion eBook Get this from a library Sisters and saints women and American religion Ann Braude 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 Women and American Religion Ann Braude Oxford An old AfricanAmerican churchgoers saying rings true for most religious denominations in the United States Women are the backbone of the church For centuries women have been the majority of members in almost all religious groups
