A fundamental and well-illustrated reference collection for anyone interested in the role of women in North American religious life.
Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America: Vol. 3
... The Encyclopedia of American Religious History . New York : Facts on File . Raser , Harold E. 1997. Phoebe Palmer : Her Life and Thought . Lewiston , NY : Edwin Mellen . Read , Phyllis J. , and Bernard L. Witlieb . 1992. The Book of Women's ...
This second edition of Encyclopedia of American Women and Religion provides updated and expanded information from historians and other scholars of religion, covering new issues in religion to better describe and document women's roles ...
In spite of the sexism that has denied women full active status in their religions, the editor calls this title a "celebration" of the scholarship of recent years. In order...
Covers the significant religious denominations and movements that have originated or flourished in North America, from the beginning of European settlement to the present day.
Around the World, Women have endured a long history of subjugation, Prejudice, and sometimes atrocity. In the twenty-first century, things are changing for women. Courageous individuals are fighting for equal...
Negative Impact on Female Self-Esteem The important work of feminist cultural theorist Susan Bordo focuses on the influence of advertising on women's body images (see Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture, and the Body and ...
ANB; EAWR; JWA; NoAW; Carol A. Kolmerten, The American Life of Ernestine L. Rose (1998); Yuri Suhl, Ernestine L. Rose, rev. ed. (1990) [1959]; Elinor Lerner, “Jewish Involvement in the New York City Woman Suffrage Movement,” American ...
... washings and anointings [that] were administered not just as saving ordinances but also as healing ordinances” (p. 91). 39. Betina Lindsey, “Women as Healers in the Modern Church,” in Women and Authority, p. 440. 40. Ibid., p. 439.
This 2 volume set presents new and innovative research by current scholars as well as the work of female religious scholars of the past. The 600 entries include comparative study...