Autor: Catherine A. Brekus

Margaret 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 …

More than a generation after the rise of women’s history alongside the feminist movement, it is still difficult, observes Catherine Brekus, to locate women in histories of American religion. Mary Dye …

From the founding of the first colonies until the present, the influence of Christianity, as the dominant faith in American society, has extended far beyond church pews into the wider culture. Yet, a …

A collection of the country’s most respected historians, philosophers, and theologians examines the role of religion in the founding of the United States. This collection of never before published es …

Riveting and eloquent, the collected writings of a key figure—and one of the first female leaders—of the eighteenth-century evangelical movement Sarah Osborn (1714–1796) was one of …

From the founding of the first colonies until the present, the influence of Christianity, as the dominant faith in American society, has extended far beyond church pews into the wider culture. Yet, a …

More than a generation after the rise of women’s history alongside the feminist movement, it is still difficult, observes Catherine Brekus, to locate women in histories of American religion. Mary Dye …

A colonial woman's riveting personal journal and correspondence opens a window on America's first-generation evangelicals In 1743, sitting quietly with pen in hand, Sarah Osborn pondered how …

Margaret 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 agains …

More than a generation after the rise of women’s history alongside the feminist movement, it is still difficult, observes Catherine Brekus, to locate women in histories of American religion. Mary Dye …