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Does anyone know if it was typical for a woman like Dinah to be a preacher in 1799? At least in the Methodist tradition?
Posted by jose r #61884 at Jul 15, 2008 8:09 PM || Report this post || Reply

Yes, absolutely.  Women were very active in preaching in the Christian traditions, particularly before the mid-1800s.  After that, there was an overriding conservatism that forced most women out of preaching.

There's a good link here:
http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:YkIgWvKM1WUJ:goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-4340204/Women-preachers-in-the-Bible.html+female+preachers+methodist&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=us

Janae
Posted by janae k #61891 at Jul 16, 2008 12:14 AM || Report this post || Reply

thank you for the reply janae - very helpful!
Posted by tammy j #63258 at Sep 03, 2008 1:41 AM || Report this post || Reply

What caused the conservative shift against women preaching? It seems to coincide with the rise of slavery politics that brought about the Civil War. Is there any relationship between the two?
Posted by archi b #76673 at Jan 16, 2009 3:51 PM || Report this post || Reply

Hi,

I'm sorry, I, don't have exact idea about this. But I heard about this.

CSK
Posted by chandan s #77029 at Jan 20, 2009 1:48 AM || Report this post || Reply

hi..........
Posted by analog m #99969 at Jul 31, 2009 11:32 PM || Report this post || Reply

 

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