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Westerkamp, Marilyn Jeanne was born on September 25, 1954 in Cincinnati. Daughter of David A. and Jeanne M. (Jones) Westerkamp.
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Women in Early American Religion, 1600-1850: The Puritan and Evangelical Traditions (Christianity and Society in the Modern World)
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Women in Early American Religion, 1600-1850 explores the first two centuries of America's religious history, examining the relationship between the socio-political environment, gender, politics and religion Drawing its background from women's religious roles and experiences in England during the Reformation, the book follows them through colonial settlement, the rise of evangelicalism with the 'great awakening', the American Revolution and the second flowering of popular religion in the first half of the nineteenth century. Women in Early American Religion, 1600-1850 traces the female spiritual tradition through the Puritans, Baptists and Shakers, arguing that it was a strong empowering force for women.
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Women in Early American Religion, 1600-1850: The Puritan and Evangelical Traditions (Christianity and Society in the Modern World) by Westerkamp, Marilyn J. (1999) Paperback
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Marilyn Jeanne Westerkamp
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Marilyn Jeanne Westerkamp, American history educator, historian. American Council Learned Societies fellow, 1993-1994. V.P. Stop Abuse for Everyone, Inc., Clarion, 1986-1989; volunteer educator Women's Crisis Support, Santa Cruz, 1990-1998. Member American History Association, Organization American Historians, Omohundro Institute Early American History and Culture, American Society Church Historians.
Education
Bachelor in American Studies magna cum laude, Brandeis University, 1976. Master of Arts in American Civilization, University Pennsylvania, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1984.
Career
Visiting assistant professor of history, U. Wyoming, Laramie, 1984-1985; assistant professor of history, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1985-1989; from assistant professor to professor of history, University of California, Santa Cruz, since 1989.
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Women in Early American Religion, 1600-1850: The Puritan and Evangelical Traditions (Christianity and Society in the Modern World)
(Women in Early American Religion, 1600-1850 explores the ...)
- Triumph of the Laity: Scots-Irish Piety and the Great Awakening, 1625-1760 y 1st printing edition by Westerkamp, Marilyn J. (1987) Hardcover
- Women in Early American Religion, 1600-1850: The Puritan and Evangelical Traditions (Christianity and Society in the Modern World) by Westerkamp, Marilyn J. (1999) Paperback
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Women in Early American Religion, 1600-1850: The Puritan and Evangelical Traditions (Christianity and Society in the Modern World)
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V.P. Stop Abuse for Everyone, Inc., Clarion, 1986-1989. Volunteer educator Women's Crisis Support, Santa Cruz, 1990-1998. Member American History Association, Organization American Historians, Omohundro Institute Early American History and Culture, American Society Church Historians.
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Children: Claire, Hugh.
