You Have Stept Out of Your Place: A History of Women and Religion in AmericaSusan Hill Lindley presents the story of women and religion in America from the colonial period through the mid-1990s. Women throughout American history have repeatedly been accused of "stepping out of their places" as many have fought for more rewarding roles in the church and society. In this book, Lindley demonstrates that just as religion in the traditional sense has influenced the lives of American women through its institutions, values, and sanctions, so women themselves have had a significant effect on the shape of American religion through the years. Lindley chronicles the struggles and successes of scores of American women who, beginning with the Puritan Anne Hutchinson, have challenged the subordinate roles assigned to them by their families, churches, and society, in defiance of the presumed divine sanction for their subordination. "You Have Stept Out of Your Place" presents the experiences of women in various geographic, ethnic, racial, and denominational backgrounds. Compelling portraits of these women emerge as we bear witness to their enduring contributions to American religion today. |
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Contents
Anne Hutchinson | 1 |
Quakers in Colonial America | 8 |
Puritanism in America | 16 |
Religious Diversity in Colonial America | 27 |
The Great Awakening | 39 |
The Ideal American Woman | 48 |
The Second Great Awakening | 59 |
The Foreign Missionary Movement | 70 |
Roman Catholic Women in NineteenthCentury America | 197 |
Jewish Women in NineteenthCentury America | 227 |
Alternative Religions in NineteenthCentury America | 252 |
A NineteenthCentury Feminist Critique of Religion | 275 |
Movement in the Mainline | 298 |
Ambiguity among Evangelicals and Mormons | 322 |
Affirming Traditional Roles | 356 |
Women Religion and Reform in the Twentieth Century | 385 |
Reform Movements | 90 |
Womens Religious Leadership in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries | 117 |
The Social Gospel | 135 |
Native American Women and Religion in NineteenthCentury America | 148 |
AfricanAmerican Women and Religion in NineteenthCentury America | 173 |
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| Title | You Have Stept Out of Your Place: A History of Women and Religion in America History of Women and Religion in America |
| Author | Susan Hill Lindley |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Westminster John Knox Press, 1996 |
| ISBN | 0664257992, 9780664257996 |
| Length | 516 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Christian Church / History Religion / History |
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