A History of Women in American Methodism, 1760-1939 Schmidt, Jean Miller creator text xx Nashville, TN Abingdon Press 1999 9999 monographic und eng

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374 p. ; 23 cm. pt. I. "Mothers in Israel," 1760s-1820s. 1. "Grace Sufficient": Women's Religious Lives in the Founding Era. 2. "Mothers in Israel": Evangelical Liberty and Public Domesticity -- pt. II. "True Women," 1820s-1860s. 3. The True Methodist Woman: Prescription and Reality. 4. "I Dare Not Refuse": Women Called to Preach the Gospel. 5. Partners in Ministry: Itinerant Preachers' Wives. 6. "A Holy Boldness": Holiness Evangelists -- pt. III. "New Women," 1860s-Twentieth Century. 7. Woman's Work in the Church: New Spheres of Usefulness. 8. "If God Calls, How Can the Church Refuse to Call?": The Struggle for Ordination. 9. Methodist Deaconesses: A Public Ministry for Women. 10. "Because They Are Women": The Struggle for Laity Rights. Jean Miller Schmidt Women in the Methodist Church United States History.Methodist women United States History BX8345.7 .S35 1999 97806871567570687156750 231021