Without benefit of clergy : women and the pastoral relationship in nineteenth-century American culture /

The common view of the 19th century pastoral relationship, was that women and clergymen formed a natural alliance. In this book, Karin Gedge tests this thesis by examining the pastoral relationship from the perspective of the minister, the female parishioner, and the larger culture.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gedge, Karin E. (Karin Erdevig), 1949-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Series:Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:The common view of the 19th century pastoral relationship, was that women and clergymen formed a natural alliance. In this book, Karin Gedge tests this thesis by examining the pastoral relationship from the perspective of the minister, the female parishioner, and the larger culture.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 290 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-283) and index.
ISBN:1423761413
9781423761419
0195130200
9780195130201
9780199835157
0199835152