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Book SynopsisHorace Bushnell on Women in Nineteenth-Century America scrutinizes Bushnell's vision of a Christian America based on the organic unity of family, church, and nation. His complex views about women ranged from patriarchal and hierarchical to egalitarian and nurturing.
Trade ReviewMorita provides a systematic overview of the existing scholarship on Bushnell and related subjects, with regular pauses for summary and comparison and with well-founded suggestions for nuance....Morita's book is a good place to begin an ambitious course of study. -- Margaret Bendroth, Congregational Library * The Journal Of Religion *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction: The Thesis of This Book; Profound Changes in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century; Bushnell's Brief Life History until His Marriage; Bushnell's Own Family; Harford; Bushnell's Congregation: The North Congregational Church; History Chapter 3 Women in the Family: Natures of Women and Men; Marriage; Women's Roles in Christian Nurture; Relationships with Family Members; Summary of this Chapter; The Next Chapter Chapter 4 Women in the Church: Religious Natures of Women and Men; Women's Roles in Church; The Minister's Wife; Women in Bushnell's Congregation; Summary of This Chapter; The Next Chapter Chapter 5 Women in the Nation: Christian America; New England Fathers and Revolutionary Fathers; Women's Suffrage; Women's Sphere in Society; Summary of this Chapter Chapter 6 Conclusion: Summary of this Book; Contribution and Significance of This Book to Bushnell Scholarship; For Future Research Chapter 7 Bibliography Chapter 8 Index Chapter 9 About the Author
