1st Edition
Women in Christianity in the Age of Empire (1800–1920)
Introduction: Women and Christianity in the Age of Empire (1800–1920)
Janet Wootton
1. Theological Approaches to Women in the Age of Empire
Julie Melnyk
2. The Virgin Mary
Carol Engelhardt Herringer
3. Female Saints: Industry, Image, Inspiration
Cynthia Aalders
4. Women, Religion, Science and Technology in the Age of Empire, ca. 1780–1920
Jacqueline R. deVries
5. Education
Angharad Eyre
6. Philosophical Beliefs: Global Voices
Christianisation of Female Initiation Rites by the London Missionary Society: The Case of Northern Rhodesia, 1883–1920
Jonathan Kangwa
‘Female Fathers’ and ‘Male Mothers’: Overlooked Non-binary Gender References in Southern Africa
Kuzipa Nalwamba
Korean Women under the Impact of Imperialism
Seon Yi Lee
Korean American Women and the Church: Identity, Spirituality, and Gender Roles
Grace Ji-Sun Kim
7. Popular Beliefs: Global Voices
Missionary Women and Chinese Marriage
Tamara Cooper
Revisionist Footbinding in China: Cultural Encounters between Women Missionaries and Chinese Women
Wong Wai-Yin Christina
A Brief Her-story of Women in Christianity in Modern Taiwan (Nineteenth–Early Twentieth Century)
Chiu Kai-Li
Minnie Mackay: Taiwan’s Hidden Treasure
Louise Gamble
The Developing Role of Women Missionaries: A Case Study on Eleanor Pegg (née Sell; 1871–1954)
Peggy Jackson and Janet Wootton, Based on Research by Eleanor’s Granddaughter, Peggy Jackson
8. Popular Images: Representations of Christian Women: Designs on Domesticity and Constructions amid Conflict
Jill Peterfeso
Biography
Janet Wootton is a retired Congregational Minister and former Director of Studies for the Congregational Federation.
