| Coming Into Communion: Pastoral Dialogues in Colonial New England Contributor(s): Henigman, Laura (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791443388 ISBN-13: 9780791443385 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Religion | Christianity - History - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) |
| Dewey: 277.407 |
| LCCN: 98-56189 |
| Series: Suny Series in Feminist Criticism and Theory |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.92" W x 8.95" (0.75 lbs) 234 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Religious Orientation - Christian - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: By exploring the interrelationship between elite and popular religious culture in colonial New England, Coming Into Communion shows that laywomen made active significant contributions, through the process of dialogue, to religious language and theology in the early eighteenth century. Case studies examine a variety of women, including the poet Jane Colman Turell, Sarah Edwards (wife of the prominent theologian), and a group of women whose voices are preserved in history because they were accused of killing their newborn babies. Henigman tells the fascinating stories of their interchanges with their ministers to show that these women subtly revised the language of the clergy, choosing different scripture texts and images to describe a more intimate relationship with God and a holistic sense of community. |