Sisters and Saints

Women and American Religion

• Author(s): Ann Braude,
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Pages: 136
• ISBN_10: 0197741193
  ISBN_13: 9780197741191
  
• Language: en

Description:... Although women have until recently been barred from public religious leadership, their support has sustained American religious organizations for centuries. Focusing on this crucial role, Braude examines the influence of women on religious history, and the influence of religion on American women.