Women Prophets and Radical Protestantism in the British Atlantic World, 1640-1730

by Elizabeth Bouldin

This book examines the stories of radical Protestant women who prophesied between the British Civil Wars and the Great Awakening. It explores how women prophets shaped religious and civic communities in the British Atlantic world by invoking claims of chosenness. Elizabeth Bouldin interweaves detailed individual studies with analysis that summarizes trends and patterns among women prophets from a variety of backgrounds throughout the British Isles,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107095514
• ISBN13: 9781107095519
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"