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Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America, Set

contributions by Rosemary Skinner Keller, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Mary Jo Weaver, Abel Aganbegyan, Ann Braude, H. Byron Earhart, Valarie H. Ziegler, Cynthia Grant Tucker, Debra Campbell, Dilshad Kersey Antia, Dianne Ashton, Margaret L. Bendroth, Carolyn D. Blevins, Barbara Blodgett, Mary C. Boys, Catherine A. Brekus, Anthea Butler, Diane Capitani, Sharon Ann Cook, Sarah Gardener Cunningham, Janine M. Denomme, Cheryl A. Kirk-Duggan, Cynthia Eller, Maureen Fielder, Loreta Halteman Finger, Holly Folk, Mary Van Vleck Garman, Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, Rita M. Gross, Cathy Gutierrez, Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Katharine Henderson, Richard Hollinger, Alison Duncan Hirsch, Sandra Hutchison, Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz, Demetra Velisarios Jaquet, David E. Kaufman, Frances Kissling, Rita Lester, Miriam L. Levering, Susan Hill Lindley, Aminah Beverly McCloud, Jeanne P. McLean, Daisy L. Machado, Ingrid Mattson, Lara Medina, Sara J. Myers, Pamela S. Nadell, Vasudha Narayanan, Lori Pierce, Nancy Pineda-Madrid, Judith Plaskow, Barbara J. Merguerian, Riv-Ellen Prell, Rebecca B. Prichard, Mary L. Putrow, Jeanette Rodriguez, Jean M. Schmidt, Shuly R. Schwartz, Susan Setta, Nikky-Guninder K. Singh, Jane Smith, Kim Stone-Mullin, Ruth M. Tabrah, Lucy Tatman, Emilie M. Townes, Laura Weaver, Judith Weisenfeld, Diane Winston & Barbara Zikmund

Publisher
Indiana University Press
Initial publish date
Apr 2006
Category
Encyclopedias, History, Reference, Women's Studies
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780253346858
    Publish Date
    Apr 2006
    List Price
    $329.00

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The Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America harvests the fruits of 25 years of scholarship on the history and current state of women's religious experience in North America. The result of a five-year project led by Rosemary Skinner Keller and Rosemary Radford Ruether and funded by the Lilly Endowment and the Henry Luce Foundation, the encyclopedia marshals the talents of more than 150 scholars to produce the most comprehensive and up-to-date description and analysis of women and religion in North America. The encyclopedia is interreligious, interracial, and multicultural and is aimed at a broad general audience.

Instead of hundreds of short entries, this encyclopedia features more than 145 longer essays that enable major themes to be developed more fully. The articles focus on institutions, movements, and ideas. The authors weave biographical sketches into their articles to give them a more personal and humanizing quality, and to recognize the women responsible for the gains made over the centuries. The essays demonstrate that neither the story of women nor the story of religion in North America can be accurately told unless the religious experience of women is integrated into the center of women's and religious history.

These well-illustrated volumes will be an essential reference for all of those interested in the role of women in North America's vibrant and complex religious life.

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Mary Jo Weaver's profile page

Abel Aganbegyan's profile page

Ann Braude's profile page

H. Byron Earhart's profile page

Valarie H. Ziegler's profile page

Cynthia Grant Tucker's profile page

Debra Campbell's profile page

Dilshad Kersey Antia's profile page

Dianne Ashton's profile page

Margaret L. Bendroth's profile page

Carolyn D. Blevins' profile page

Barbara Blodgett's profile page

Mary C. Boys' profile page

Catherine A. Brekus' profile page

Anthea Butler's profile page

Diane Capitani's profile page

Sharon Ann Cook's profile page

Sarah Gardener Cunningham's profile page

Janine M. Denomme's profile page

Cheryl A. Kirk-Duggan's profile page

Cynthia Eller's profile page

Maureen Fielder's profile page

Loreta Halteman Finger's profile page

Holly Folk's profile page

Mary Van Vleck Garman's profile page

Cheryl Townsend Gilkes' profile page

Rita M. Gross' profile page

Cathy Gutierrez's profile page

Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad's profile page

Katharine Henderson's profile page

Richard Hollinger's profile page

Alison Duncan Hirsch's profile page

Born in Toronto, Sandra Hutchison has worked as a university teacher of English literature, a journalist and a researcher, and is co-author of `Abdu`l-Baha in America: Agnes Parson's Diary. Her teaching and studies have taken her around the world, including China, India and Israel. She now lives in Hong Kong.

Sandra Hutchison's profile page

Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz's profile page

Demetra Velisarios Jaquet's profile page

David E. Kaufman's profile page

Frances Kissling's profile page

Rita Lester's profile page

Miriam L. Levering's profile page

Susan Hill Lindley's profile page

Aminah Beverly McCloud's profile page

Jeanne P. McLean's profile page

Daisy L. Machado's profile page

Ingrid Mattson's profile page

Lara Medina's profile page

Sara J. Myers' profile page

Pamela S. Nadell's profile page

Vasudha Narayanan's profile page

Lori Pierce's profile page

Nancy Pineda-Madrid's profile page

Judith Plaskow's profile page

Barbara J. Merguerian's profile page

Riv-Ellen Prell's profile page

Rebecca B. Prichard's profile page

Mary L. Putrow's profile page

Jeanette Rodriguez's profile page

Jean M. Schmidt's profile page

Shuly R. Schwartz's profile page

Susan Setta's profile page

Nikky-Guninder K. Singh's profile page

Jane Smith's profile page

Kim Stone-Mullin's profile page

Ruth M. Tabrah's profile page

Lucy Tatman's profile page

Emilie M. Townes' profile page

Laura Weaver's profile page

Judith Weisenfeld's profile page

Diane Winston's profile page

Barbara Zikmund's profile page

Editorial Reviews

. . . an excellent reference . . . .

Feminist Collections

. . . a work that . . . truly encompass[es] the history of women and religion. . . . important piece of scholarship.

American Reference Books Annual 2007

. . . this three-volume work has much to offer students, scholars, and the general public who wish to explore the diversity and variety of women's experiences within their religious traditions. Spring 2009

American Catholic Studies

. . . while this resource does a commendable job of covering women's history in relation to specific religious traditions and movements, it goes a step beyond by also attending to issues of how women's religious commitments and affiliations have affected the larger society and culture of North America. . . . Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers.

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