TY - BOOK AU - Lawless,Elaine J. TI - Handmaidens of the Lord: Pentecostal Women Preachers and Traditional Religion T2 - Publications of the American Folklore Society SN - 9780812212655 AV - BV676 U1 - 289.9/4/088042 19 PY - 2015///] CY - Philadelphia : PB - University of Pennsylvania Press, KW - Pentecostal churches KW - Missouri KW - Clergy KW - Women clergy KW - Gender Studies KW - Religion KW - Religious Studies KW - RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Preaching KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Maps --; Prologue --; Introduction --; 1. This Is My Story: This Is Where I Came From --; 2. Spiritual Life Stories: Traditional Narratives as Alternative "Fictions" --; 3. Evangelists and Pastors: Saving Souls and Mothering Congregations --; 4. Sacrifice and Salvation: Themes in Women's Sermons --; 5. Reproductive Images and the Maternal Strategy of the Woman Preacher --; Epilogue: A New Script with a Familiar Ending --; Appendix: Texts of Sermons --; Bibliography --; Index; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - Includes life histories of four women preachers, transcriptions of sermons, and analysis by Lawless of both life stories and sermons UR - https://doi.org/10.9783/9781512803839 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781512803839 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781512803839.jpg ER -