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Holy Boldness: Women Preachers' Autobiographies And The Sanctified Self
From its inception in the nineteenth century, the Wesleyan/Holiness religious tradition has offered an alternative construction of gender and supported the equality of the sexes. In Holy Boldness, Susie C. Stanley provides a comprehensive analysis of spiritual autobiographies by thirty-four American Wesleyan/Holiness women preachers, published between the mid-nineteenth an
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304 pages
Published
May 1st 2004
by Univ of Tennessee Pr
(first published October 31st 2002)
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I read this class during a class on "Women Theologians in the U.S." with Susie. It was wonderful to see the variety of the narratives: the cultural contexts, what drew the women to ministry, what components of their lives they felt were worth recording.
The book touches not only on gender stratification, but on racial and socioeconomic roles as well. Highly recommended.
The book touches not only on gender stratification, but on racial and socioeconomic roles as well. Highly recommended.
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