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Book SynopsisThis innovative volume provides an interdisciplinary, theoretically innovative answer to an enduring question for Pentecostal/charismatic Christianities: how do women lead churches? This study fills this lacuna by examining the leadership and legacy of two architects of the Pentecostal movement - Maria Woodworth-Etter and Aimee Semple McPherson.
Trade Review“In the face of a lack of in-depth studies on these intriguing religious figures, the book aims to fill the gap in existing religious and gender studies scholarship, offering a theoretically-based, interdisciplinary study. … a fascinating historical journey through the process of establishing legitimacy as a woman pastor in the early twentieth century. Therefore, this book represents a valuable contribution to the history of American revivalism, religion and gender studies and to the further research of female evangelists.” (Aleksandra Djurić Milovanović, Religion & Gender, Vol. 7 (2), 2017)
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Ideal American Minister 2. "Walking Bibles": Narrating Female Pentecostal Ministry 3. "Pants Don't Make Preachers": The Image of a Female Pentecostal Minister 4. "A Glorious Symbol": Building a Female Pentecostal Worship Space 5. "Thunder" and "Sweetness": Authority and Gender in Pentecostal Performance 6. "A Regular Jezebel": Female Ministry, Pentecostal Ministry on Trial Conclusion
