Engendering Church - Women, Power, and the AME Church

Engendering Church explores the power, processes, and circumstances that brought about the new gender relations in the African Methodist Church--one of the largest African American denominations in the U.S. Dodson's historical account of the church and its many changes shows that unless women hold church positions, they are overlooked as proactive agents of organizational power. She also links the church to broader social change. When women began to function in key leadership roles in African American churches, they also contributed to more rapid improvement in the living conditions for blacks in the United States.

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By Jualynne E. Dodson

Summary

This work explores the power , processes, and circumstances that brought about the new gender relations in the African Methodist Church. Its account of the church and its many changes shows that unless women hold church positions, they are overlooked as pro-active agents of organizational power.

Product details

• Authors: Jualynne E Dodson, Jualynne E. Dodson, Dodson Jualynne E.
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.12.2001
• EAN: 9780847693801
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-9380-1
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 236 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 349 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Africa, RELIGION / Christianity / Methodist, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Black & Asian Studies, Methodist Churches, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies