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Quiverfull : inside the Christian patriarchy movement / Kathryn Joyce.
Van Pelt Library BX7800.F864 J69 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Joyce, Kathryn, 1979-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women in fundamentalist churches--History.
- Women in fundamentalist churches.
- Patriarchy--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Patriarchy.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 258 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Beacon Press, [2009]
- Summary:
- Provides an intimate view of the patriarchy movement. They believe the "biblical" woman wears modest, feminine dress and avoids not only sex but also dating before marriage. She doesn't speak in church, or try to have authority over men. She is a submissive wife who bolsters her husband in his role as spiritual and earthly leader of the family.
- Contents:
- Wives
- Mothers
- Daughters.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9780807010709
- 0807010707
- OCLC:
- 227921696
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