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001 2011002526
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008 110121s2011 nyua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011002526
020 $a9780199790876 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aBV3780$b.R63 2011
082 00 $a269/.2083$222
100 1 $aRobinson, Thomas A.$q(Thomas Arthur),$d1951-
245 10 $aOut of the mouths of babes :$bgirl evangelists in the flapper era /$cby Thomas A. Robinson and Lanette R. Ruff.
260 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$cc2011.
300 $a240 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 221-227) and index.
505 0 $aThe golden age of girl evangelists -- Cures for the body and soul -- The changing face of American religion -- Women preachers -- A revolution in manners and morals -- Girl evangelists versus the flappers -- The sexual side of selling salvation -- The poster child of girl evangelists -- The girls as children -- The girls as adults -- The girls as evangelists -- Preaching as performance -- The girls and the media -- Criticism and decline -- Exiting the stage -- Explaining the phenomenon -- Appendix A. The importance of the newspaper record -- Appendix B. Brief biographies -- Appendix C. List of girl evangelists (1920s and 1930s).
650 0 $aGirl evangelists$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
651 0 $aUnited States$xChurch history$y20th century.
700 1 $aRuff, Lanette R.