Table of Contents

Introductory Essay: Integrating the Worlds of Women's Religious Experience in North America, Rosemary Skinner Keller and Rosemary Radford Ruether

Part I. Approaches to the History of Women and Religion

Part II. Women in Indigenous and African Traditions

Part III. Catholicism

Part IV. Protestantism
Colonial Period
Denominational Traditions
Evangelical Protestantism
Hispanic Protestantism
Asian Protestantism

Part V. Women in Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Traditions

Part VI. Judaism

Part VII. Islam

Part VIII. Asian Religions
Buddhism
Hinduism
Chinese Religions
Japanese Religions

Part IX. Newer Religious Movements

Part X. Multidenominational Movements
Deaconess Movement
Missionary Movement
Women's Societies
Religious Education
The Ordination Movement
Music and the Arts

Part XI. Women, Religion, and Social Reform

Part XII. Women-Centered Theology

Part XIII. Contemporary Women's Issues in Religion

Promotional Information

Winner of the American Historical Association's 2006 Waldo G. Leland Prize2007 Choice Outstanding Academic Title

About the Author

Rosemary Skinner Keller is Professor Emeritus of Church History at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.

Rosemary Radford Ruether is the Carpenter Professor of Feminist Theology at the Graduate Theological Union of the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California.

Reviews

. . . an excellent reference . . . .
*Feminist Collections*

. . . while this resource does a commendable job of covering women's history in relation to specific religious traditions and movements, it goes a step beyond by also attending to issues of how women's religious commitments and affiliations have affected the larger society and culture of North America. . . . Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers.
*Choice*

. . . a work that . . . truly encompass[es] the history of women and religion. . . . important piece of scholarship.
*American Reference Books Annual 2007*

. . . this three-volume work has much to offer students, scholars, and the general public who wish to explore the diversity and variety of women's experiences within their religious traditions. Spring 2009
*American Catholic Studies*