Out of the mouths of babes : girl evangelists in the flapper era

Format

Book

Description

240 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series

Religion in America

Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)

Published

Oxford ;New York :Oxford University Press,c2012.

ISBN(s)

9780199790876 (hardcover : alk. paper), 0199790876 (hardcover : alk. paper),

Contents

• The golden age of girl evangelists
• Cures for the body and soul
• The changing face of American religion
• Women preachers
• A revolution in manners and morals
• Girl evangelists versus the flappers
• The sexual side of selling salvation
• The poster child of girl evangelists
• The girls as children
• The girls as adults
• The girls as evangelists
• Preaching as performance
• The girls and the media
• Criticism and decline
• Exiting the stage
• Explaining the phenomenon
• Appendix A. The importance of the newspaper record
• Appendix B. Brief biographies
• Appendix C. List of girl evangelists (1920s and 1930s)

Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-227) and index.

Series statement

Religion in America

Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)

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