Piety and Power

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Dedication PageAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Gender and Protestantism in Early America PART I. Faith and Self: Gender and the Protestant Self-ImageChapter 1. The Establishment of Protestantism in Early AmericaChapter 2. Gender and Private PrayerPART II. Prayer and Home: Piety and Power in the Protestant FamilyChapter 3. Piety and the Marriage BondChapter 4. Piety, Power and the Family: Mother and Child PART III. Church: Gender and Public WorshipChapter 5. Sabbath and SacramentChapter 6. A Priesthood of All Believers PART IV. Civic Life and Community: Religious Culture in the Public Sphere Chapter 7. Gender, Religion and the Public VoiceEpilogue: Gender and the Soldiers of Christ