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

Elizabeth Bouldin

doi:10.1017/CBO9781316155196

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, colonial North America, and continental Europe. Highlighting the ecumenical goals of many early modern dissenters, Women Prophets and Radical Protestantism in the British Atlantic World, 1640–1730 places female prophecy in the context of major political, cultural, and religious transformations of the period. These include transatlantic migration, debates over toleration, the formation of Atlantic religious networks, and the rise of the public sphere. This wide-ranging volume will appeal to all those interested in European and British Atlantic history and the history of women and religion.

'This monograph will be of interest to anyone engaged in research into the female prophetic voice, radical and dissenting religious networks, the role of the body in religious worship, radical groups such as the Quakers and Philadelphians, and the continuing engagement with millenarianism in the early eighteenth century. Clear and informative, it will undoubtedly prove to be of use to both the seasoned researcher and eager undergraduate. Bouldin should be praised for producing a work that is both well researched and well written.'

Liam Peter Temple Source: The History of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland (www.historyofwomenreligious.org)

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Women Prophets and Radical Protestantism in the British Atlantic World, 1640–1730
pp i-ii

Women Prophets and Radical Protestantism in the British Atlantic World, 1640–1730 - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Acknowledgements
pp vii-viii

Introduction
pp 1-16

1 - Female Prophecy and Election during the Civil Wars and Interregnum
pp 17-50

2 - Female Prophecy, Election, and the Transatlantic Quaker Community
pp 51-88

3 - “Clothed with the Sun”: Ann Bathurst, Behmenism, and Gendered Prophecy
pp 89-118

4 - The Problem of Prophetic Authority, c. 1706–1715
pp 119-153

5 - “Peculiar People in All Parts and Denominations of Christendom”
pp 154-182

Conclusion
pp 183-192

Bibliography
pp 193-206

Index
pp 207-211

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