"Bednarowski is especially good at elucidating the theological daring of these new American religions.... She] demonstrates in a very few pages how... theology and group adherence made the individual count, a configuration simultaneously American, un-American, and important." Jon Butler

"The cultural confrontation with these new religions' is very real and usually very misinformed. Bednarowski has gone to great lengths to dispel the ignorance." The Christian Century

"A groundbreaking study." Syzygy: Journal of Alternative Religion and Culture

Organized as a series of theological conversations about ultimate questions, this book offers a guide to the answers these six religions offer. Drawing heavily on sources from the movements themselves, it presents a balanced comparative account of the emerging theological systems of America's new religions."

"This book is a nuanced discussion of contemporary feminist thought in avariety of religious traditions. It draws from both academic and popular writingsand offers a rich selection of books to pursue on one's own." --Re-Imagining

"This remarkable book examines American women'sreligious thought in many diverse faith traditions.... This is a cogent, provocative-- even moving -- analysis." -- Publishers Weekly

This study ofthe fruits of many different women's religious thought offers insights into the wayswomen may be shaping American religious ideas and world views at the end of thetwentieth century. At its broadest, this book presents a multi-voiced response tothe question: "When women across many traditions are heard speaking theologically, publicly and self-consciously as women, what do they have to say?"

A specific focus and intent of this final volume of A People's History of Christianity is to delve behind the global phenomenon of Christianity to glimpse some of the very rich and dynamic lifeways within it. Ranging over the whole century and across several continents, the scholars in this volume probe Christians' creative encounters with popular culture, liturgy and spirituality, social change and Marxism, intrareligious and interreligious dialogue, and changes in gender expectations and roles. Includes 50 illustrations, maps, bibliographies, and an 8-page color gallery. Contributors include Mary Farrell Bednarowski; Mercy Oduyoye, Ghana; Patrick Henry, St. John's University; Bruce Forbes, Morningside College; Valerie Demarinis, Upsaala University; Rosetta E. Ross, Spelman College; Ada Mara Isasi-Daz, Drew University; Mark Noll, Wheaton College; Ann Pederson, Augustana College; Eleazar Fernndez, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities; Victoria Barnett United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; Margaret Bendroth, American Congregational Association; Oscar Cole-Arnal, Waterloo Lutheran Seminary; Paul Mojzes, Rosemont College; Luis Rivera-Pagn, Princeton Theological Seminary; Ethan Sanders, University of Cambridge; Christina Traina, Northwestern University; Jean-Paul Wiest, University of San Francisco.