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- Title: Encyclopedia of American Women and Religion, 2nd Edition [2 volumes]
- Author : June Melby Benowitz
- Release Date : January 31, 2017
- Genre: Social Science,Books,Nonfiction,Religion & Spirituality,History,United States,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 12150 KB
Description
This two-volume set examines women's contributions to religious and moral development in America, covering individual women, their faith-related organizations, and women's roles and experiences in the broader social and cultural contexts of their times.
• Introduces readers to hundreds of women who became leaders within various religious faiths and denominations, including many who founded religious sects and organizations
• Provides an understanding of women's developing roles in American religious culture, which continue to the present day
• Enables readers to gain an understanding of the broad range of religions, approaches to religion, and attitudes toward religion in the United States
• Documents how life's experiences can shape one's spiritual life and future development
• Includes a timeline of the issues facing women that marks changing societal attitudes and individual women's accomplishments across history