Women are the backbone of the church; says an old African-American 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 church-based activities. Throughout American history; women have raised money for churches and synagogues; embroidered altar cloths; taught Sunday school; prepared parish meals; and sung in the choir. They have educated their children in their beliefs and taken them to their places of worship. Yet it is primarily men who have historically occupied the high rungs of church hierarchy and made the important decisions affecting their congregations. Ann Braude examines the central role of women in American religious history; focusing on their efforts to achieve greater recognition and equal rights; their recent admission to religious leadership; and the emergence of feminist theology in the late 20th century. Colonist Margaret Winthrop; African-American preacher Jarena Lee; Christian Science founder Mary Baker Eddy; and Zionist leader Henrietta Szold are among the women discussed in these pages who have made major contributions to the spiritual and material growth of religious organizations in America.
#93985 in Books Claudio Saunt 2006-07-27Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 6.10 x .80 x 9.20l; 1.00 #File Name: 0195313100312 pagesBlack White and Indian Race and the Unmaking of an American Family
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. This book read like an historical novelBy Louis B. BurroughsThis book read like an historical novel; but is southern history revised toward a realism which is so often lacking in pastoral accounts of the south. The book adds an unvarnished racial view of the south before it was burnished by the neo-confederacy. But for the avarious wanton takeover; the south would have possibly looked like the proverbial melting pot often spoken of but so rarely achieved in our culture. Santo; helps explain why the bones of the south are still bloody and why Negro and Negro Indians wealth; in any form; is lifitesimal and poverty is endemic for this segment of our population.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Robert Grierson is a relative found out on ancestry.comBy PatriciaFantastic1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Would like more information on the Davis-Grayson family historyBy Aaron Foster Jr.This book tells the untold story of my family and they made it to California; Also; There's a movie about them in Tulsa Oklahoma. The movie is Rose Wood; Would like more information on the Davis-Grayson family history; So manny missing links.
