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Canadian Methodist Women, 1766-1925

Marys, Marthas, Mothers in Israel

by (author) Marilyn Färdig Whiteley

Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2016
Category
Methodist, History, Sexuality & Gender Studies
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780889209190
    Publish Date
    Jan 2006
    List Price
    $48.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781554586158
    Publish Date
    Nov 2016
    List Price
    $48.95 USD
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780889204805
    Publish Date
    Apr 2005
    List Price
    $89.99

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Canadian Methodist women, like women of all religious traditions, have expressed their faith in accordance with their denominational heritage. Canadian Methodist Women, 1766-1925: Marys, Marthas, Mothers in Israel analyzes the spiritual life and the varied activities of women whose faith helped shape the life of the Methodist Church and of Canadian society from the latter half of the eighteenth century until church union in 1925.

Based on extensive readings of periodicals, biographies, autobiographies, and the records of many women’s groups across Canada, as well as early histories of Methodism, Marilyn Färdig Whiteley tells the story of ordinary women who provided hospitality for itinerant preachers, taught Sunday school, played the melodeon, selected and supported women missionaries, and taught sewing to immigrant girls, thus expressing their faith according to their opportunities. In performing these tasks they sometimes expanded women’s roles well beyond their initial boundaries.

Focusing on religious practices, Canadian Methodist Women, 1766-1925 provides a broad perspective on the Methodist movement that helped shape nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Canadian society. The use and interpretation of many new or little-used sources will interest those wishing to learn more about the history of women in religion and in Canadian society.

About the author

Marilyn Färdig Whiteley is an independent scholar who has taught at universities in Canada and the United States and has worked at the Archives of The United Church of Canada. She is co-editor of Changing Roles of Women within the Christian Church in Canada and editor of The Life and Letters of Annie Leake Tuttle: Working for the Best (WLU Press, 1999).

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