{"product_id":"turn-the-pulpit-loose-two-centuries-of-american-women-evangelists-paperback","title":"Turn the Pulpit Loose: Two Centuries of American Women Evangelists - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eP. Pope-Levison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurn the Pulpit Loose features the lives and words of eighteen women evangelists including Sojourner Truth and Evangeline Booth, and lesser-known figures such as Jarena Lee (an African Methodist from the early 1800s) and Uldine Utley (a child evangelist in the early 1900s) who helped to shape American religious life from the nation's infancy to the present. Highlighting substantial primary sources - sermons, articles, diaries, letters, speeches, and autobiographies - Priscilla Pope-Levison weaves together fascinating narratives of each woman's life: her conversion and calling to preach, her primary evangelistic method, and her reflections about women in general. This anthology, complete with photographs of each evangelist, is an indispensable resource for a wide range of academic fields, including religion, history, women's studies, and literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTurn the Pulpit Loose\u003c\/i\u003e features the lives and words of eighteen women evangelists including Sojourner Truth and Evangeline Booth, and lesser-known figures such as Jarena Lee (an African Methodist from the early 1800s) and Uldine Utley (a child evangelist in the early 1900s) who helped to shape American religious life from the nation's infancy to the present. Highlighting substantial primary sources - sermons, articles, diaries, letters, speeches, and autobiographies - Priscilla Pope-Levison weaves together fascinating narratives of each woman's life: her conversion and calling to preach, her primary evangelistic method, and her reflections about women in general. This anthology, complete with photographs of each evangelist, is an indispensable resource for a wide range of academic fields, including religion, history, women's studies, and literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePriscilla Pope-Levison [DePauw University (B.Mus.), Duke Divinity School (M.Div.), and the University of St. Andrews, Scotland (Ph.D.)] is Associate Dean for External Programs at Perkins School of Theology. Her published areas of research--six books and numerous articles--include women's religious history, Methodist history and theology, mission and evangelism, and the ecumenical movement. She has authored or edited the following books: \u003ci\u003eBuilding the Old Time Religion: Women Evangelists in the Progressive Era\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003eSex, Gender, and Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), \u003cem\u003eTurn the Pulpit Loose: Two Centuries of American Women Evangelists\u003c\/em\u003e (2004) \u003cem\u003eReturn to Babel: Global Perspectives on the Bible\u003c\/em\u003e (1999) \u003cem\u003eJesus in Global Contexts\u003c\/em\u003e (1992) and \u003cem\u003eEvangelization in a Liberation Perspective\u003c\/em\u003e (1991). She serves on several editorial boards, including the Ashgate Methodist Studies Series, \u003ci\u003eMethodist Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and New Room Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9.14 x 6.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42119571669127,"sku":"9781403965295","price":178.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/77ae7454ab9e33ab14f2d677aeb71237.webp?v=1746507560","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/turn-the-pulpit-loose-two-centuries-of-american-women-evangelists-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}