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Explores a moment of intense religious upheaval and transformation in France between 1880 and 1920. During this time, women became increasingly involved in faith-based organizations, engaging in social and political action both to expand women's rights and to ensure that religion remained part of the public debate about France's identity.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Principal Organizations

Introduction: Women and the Spiritual Revival of France

Religious Identity and the Challenge of Feminism

The Development of Women’s "Ministries" in France

Political Engagement, Community Voting Rights, and Women’s Pastorate

Faith for Social Progress: Women, Social Action, and the Modernization of France

A Voyage of Faith: Religious Women and International Work

Battling for God and Nation: Women, Religion, and the First World War

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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      Publisher: Syracuse University Press
      Publication Date: 30/01/2019
      ISBN13: 9780815636151, 978-0815636151
      ISBN10: 0815636156
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Explores a moment of intense religious upheaval and transformation in France between 1880 and 1920. During this time, women became increasingly involved in faith-based organizations, engaging in social and political action both to expand women's rights and to ensure that religion remained part of the public debate about France's identity.

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Principal Organizations

      Introduction: Women and the Spiritual Revival of France

      Religious Identity and the Challenge of Feminism

      The Development of Women’s "Ministries" in France

      Political Engagement, Community Voting Rights, and Women’s Pastorate

      Faith for Social Progress: Women, Social Action, and the Modernization of France

      A Voyage of Faith: Religious Women and International Work

      Battling for God and Nation: Women, Religion, and the First World War

      Conclusion

      Notes

      Bibliography

      Index

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