Piety and Power

Gender and Religious Culture in the American Colonies, 1630-1700
1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-415-93392-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 210 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 462 g

Reihe: Studies in American Popular History and Culture

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lindenauer, Leslie

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Christliches Leben & Praxis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Dedication PageAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Gender and Protestantism in Early America PART I. Faith and Self: Gender and the Protestant Self-ImageChapter 1. The Establishment of Protestantism in Early AmericaChapter 2. Gender and Private PrayerPART II. Prayer and Home: Piety and Power in the Protestant FamilyChapter 3. Piety and the Marriage BondChapter 4. Piety, Power and the Family: Mother and Child PART III. Church: Gender and Public WorshipChapter 5. Sabbath and SacramentChapter 6. A Priesthood of All Believers PART IV. Civic Life and Community: Religious Culture in the Public Sphere Chapter 7. Gender, Religion and the Public VoiceEpilogue: Gender and the Soldiers of Christ

Über Autor(innen)

Leslie Lindenauer is a scholar of early American women's history and a public historian with over 20 years of academic and professional experience in college and museum education. Currently a member of the women's studies faculty at Hartford College for Women of the University of Hartford, Dr. Lindenauer is also the Executive Director of the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame, a non-profit educational organization that provides resources in women's history and culture.