The Southern Baptist Women's Writings, 1906-2006 Maxwell, Melody. creator text Electronic books. xx Tuscaloosa University of Alabama Press 2014 monographic eng

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1 online resource (280 p.) Melody Maxwell's The Woman I Am analyzes the traditional, progressive, and potential roles female Southern Baptist writers and editors portrayed for Southern Baptist women from 1906 to 2006, particularly in the area of missions.The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) represents the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, yet Southern Baptist women's voices have been underreported in studies of American religion and culture. In The Woman I Am, Melody Maxwell explores how female Southern Baptist writers and editors in the twentieth century depicted changing roles. Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Southern Baptist Women's Writings in Context; 2. Woman's Work for Woman, 1906-1918; 3. Supporting the SBC, 1919-1945; 4. Cultivating a Christian Influence, 1946-1967; 5. Almost Unlimited Possibilities, 1968-1983; 6. Developing Spiritually in a Context of Division, 1984-2006; 7. Southern Baptist Women's Writings in Retrospect; Appendixes; Notes; Bibliography; Index Description based upon print version of record. Southern Baptist Convention History Baptist women United States History 20th century Christian literature Authorship RELIGION / Christianity / Baptist BX6462 286/.132082 Maxwell, Melody Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press,c2014 9780817387631 (electronic bk.) 0817387633 (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1691110 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=771940 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1691110 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=771940 EBLCP 140517 20200709060123.0 ocn880059724 eng