{"product_id":"strangers-and-pilgrims-female-preaching-in-america-1740-1845-paperback","title":"Strangers and Pilgrims: Female Preaching in America, 1740-1845 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCatherine a. Brekus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret Meuse Clay, who barely escaped a public whipping in the 1760s for preaching without a license; \"Old Elizabeth,\" an ex-slave who courageously traveled to the South to preach against slavery in the early nineteenth century; Harriet Livermore, who spoke in front of Congress four times between 1827 and 1844--these are just a few of the extraordinary women profiled in this, the first comprehensive history of female preaching in early America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on a wide range of sources, Catherine Brekus examines the lives of more than a hundred female preachers--both white and African American--who crisscrossed the country between 1740 and 1845. Outspoken, visionary, and sometimes contentious, these women stepped into the pulpit long before twentieth-century battles over female ordination began. They were charismatic, popular preachers, who spoke to hundreds and even thousands of people at camp and revival meetings, and yet with but a few notable exceptions--such as Sojourner Truth--these women have essentially vanished from our history. Recovering their stories, Brekus shows, forces us to rethink many of our common assumptions about eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfiles the women preachers--white and African-American--who struggled to forge an enduring tradition of female religious leadership in early America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatherine A. Brekus teaches American religious history at the University of Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.32 x 9.28 x 6.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130735661191,"sku":"9780807847459","price":68.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6e7acfb6a907662a7f9db14072476c3f.webp?v=1732613336","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/strangers-and-pilgrims-female-preaching-in-america-1740-1845-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}