Seventh-Day Adventism in Crisis Gender and Sectarian Change in an Emerging Religion |
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| Author:
| Vance, Laura L. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-06744-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1999 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $33.00 |
Book Description:
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As a ''remnant of the remnant,'' Seventh-day Adventism's early years were distinguished by the leadership of women, most prominently the visionary and prophet Ellen White. However, after 1915 the number of Adventist women in leadership began a dramatic and uninterrupted decline that was not challenged until the 1980s.Tracing the views of the ......
As a ''remnant of the remnant,'' Seventh-day Adventism's early years were distinguished by the leadership of women, most prominently the visionary and prophet Ellen White. However, after 1915 the number of Adventist women in leadership began a dramatic and uninterrupted decline that was not challenged until the 1980s.Tracing the views of the ......