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Zusatztext "In the face of a lack of in-depth studies on these intriguing religious figures! the book aims to fill the gap in existing religious and gender studies scholarship! offering a theoretically-based! interdisciplinary study. ? a fascinating historical journey through the process of establishing legitimacy as a woman pastor in the early twentieth century. Therefore! this book represents a valuable contribution to the history of American revivalism! religion and gender studies and to the further research of female evangelists." (Aleksandra Djuric Milovanovic! Religion & Gender! Vol. 7 (2)! 2017) Informationen zum Autor Leah Payne is Assistant Professor of Church History at George Fox University, USA. Klappentext This innovative volume provides an interdisciplinary, theoretically innovative answer to an enduring question for Pentecostal/charismatic Christianities: how do women lead churches? This study fills this lacuna by examining the leadership and legacy of two architects of the Pentecostal movement - Maria Woodworth-Etter and Aimee Semple McPherson. Zusammenfassung This innovative volume provides an interdisciplinary! theoretically innovative answer to an enduring question for Pentecostal/charismatic Christianities: how do women lead churches? This study fills this lacuna by examining the leadership and legacy of two architects of the Pentecostal movement - Maria Woodworth-Etter and Aimee Semple McPherson. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. The Ideal American Minister 2. "Walking Bibles": Narrating Female Pentecostal Ministry 3. "Pants Don't Make Preachers": The Image of a Female Pentecostal Minister 4. "A Glorious Symbol": Building a Female Pentecostal Worship Space 5. "Thunder" and "Sweetness": Authority and Gender in Pentecostal Performance 6. "A Regular Jezebel": Female Ministry, Pentecostal Ministry on Trial Conclusion
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Introduction 1. The Ideal American Minister 2. "Walking Bibles": Narrating Female Pentecostal Ministry 3. "Pants Don't Make Preachers": The Image of a Female Pentecostal Minister 4. "A Glorious Symbol": Building a Female Pentecostal Worship Space 5. "Thunder" and "Sweetness": Authority and Gender in Pentecostal Performance 6. "A Regular Jezebel": Female Ministry, Pentecostal Ministry on Trial Conclusion
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"In the face of a lack of in-depth studies on these intriguing religious figures, the book aims to fill the gap in existing religious and gender studies scholarship, offering a theoretically-based, interdisciplinary study. ... a fascinating historical journey through the process of establishing legitimacy as a woman pastor in the early twentieth century. Therefore, this book represents a valuable contribution to the history of American revivalism, religion and gender studies and to the further research of female evangelists." (Aleksandra Djuric Milovanovic, Religion & Gender, Vol. 7 (2), 2017)
