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St. Mark's and the Social Gospel

Methodist Women and Civil Rights in New Orleans, 1895–1965

By: Ellen Blue

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St. Mark's and the Social Gospel

Methodist Women and Civil Rights in New Orleans, 1895–1965

By: Ellen Blue

The impact of St. Mark’s Community Center and United Methodist Church on the city of New Orleans is immense. Their stories are dramatic reflections of the times. But these stories are more than mere reflections because St. Mark’s changed the picture, leading the way into different understandings of what urban diversity could and should mean. This book looks at the contributions of St. Mark’s, in particular the important role played by women (especially deaconesses) as the church confronted social issues through the rise of the social gospel movement and into the modern civil rights era. Ellen Blue uses St. Mark’s as a microcosm to tell a larger, overlooked story about women in the Methodist Church and the sources of reform. One of the few volumes on women’s history within the church, this book challenges the dominant narrative of the social gospel movement and its past. St. Mark’s and the Social Gospel begins by examining the period between 1895 and World War I, chronicling the center’s development from its early beginnings as a settlement house that served immigrants and documenting the early social gospel activities of Methodist women in New Orleans. Part II explores the efforts of subsequent generations of women to further gender and racial equality between the 1920s and 1960. Major topics addressed in this section include an examination of the deaconesses’ training in Christian Socialist economic theory and the church’s response to the Brown decision. The third part focuses on the church’s direct involvement in the school desegregation crisis of 1960 , including an account of the pastor who broke the white boycott of a desegregated elementary school by taking his daughter back to class there. Part IV offers a brief look at the history of St. Mark’s since 1965. Shedding new light on an often neglected subject, St. Mark’s and the Social Gospel will be welcomed by scholars of religious history, local history, social history, and women’s studies.

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Univ. of Tennessee Press

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1572338245

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9781572338241

A Handful of Providence

The Civil War Letters of Lt. Richard Goldwaite, New York Volunteers, and Ellen Goldwaite ; Edited by Marti Skipper and Jane Taylor

By: Richard Goldwaite,Ellen Goldwaite

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A Handful of Providence

The Civil War Letters of Lt. Richard Goldwaite, New York Volunteers, and Ellen Goldwaite ; Edited by Marti Skipper and Jane Taylor

By: Richard Goldwaite,Ellen Goldwaite

The long-silent voices of Richard and Ellen Goldwaite, a newly married couple separated by Richard's service in the Union army, come to life in this collection of their wartime correspondence. Seemingly forgotten for years, tucked away in a burlap sack, these letters provide a first-hand account of the effects of the Civil War on one couple and chronicle the separation and loss, sorrow and despair, loneliness and fear, and longing for peace and happier times that war brings--and the conflict between disillusionment and loneliness, duty and honor that Richard's longing for his young bride forces him to confront. These 132 letters, written from 1861 to 1863, chronologically follow Richard's service throughout the war: his voluntary enlistment; his service on a Union ferry; time spent in the Union Coast Guard; postings in Virginia and North Carolina; and his return home. A brief explanation introduces each group of letters. An introduction details the Goldwaites' lives before the war, and an epilogue tells of their life together afterwards. The text is illustrated with more than 40 photographs. Appendices include a history of Goldwaite's regiment and an account of his company's service in the Mexican War; newspaper accounts of events described in the letters; orders for Goldwaite's postings; details about the deaths of colleagues in the war; and military communications between Richard Goldwaite and other servicemen. There is a preface and a bibliography.

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284

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McFarland

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0786418567

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9780786418565

Two Truths and a Lie

A Murder, a Private Investigator, and Her Search for Justice

By: Ellen McGarrahan

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Two Truths and a Lie

A Murder, a Private Investigator, and Her Search for Justice

By: Ellen McGarrahan

EDGAR AWARD FINALIST • A private investigator revisits the case that has haunted her for decades and sets out on a deeply personal quest to sort truth from lies. CLUE AWARD FINALIST • “[A] haunting memoir, which also unfolds as a gripping true-crime narrative . . . This is a powerful, unsettling story, told with bracing honesty and skill.”—The Washington Post A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • One of Marie Claire’s Ten Best True Crime Books of the Year Ellen McGarrahan was a young journalist for The Miami Herald in 1990 when she witnessed the botched execution of convicted killer Jesse Tafero: flames and smoke and three jolts of the electric chair. When evidence later emerged casting doubt on Tafero’s guilt, McGarrahan found herself haunted by his fiery death. Had she witnessed the execution of an innocent man? Decades later, McGarrahan, now a successful private investigator, is still gripped by the mystery and infamy of the Tafero case, and decides she must investigate it herself. Her quest will take her around the world and deep into the harrowing heart of obsession, and as questions of guilt and innocence become more complex, McGarrahan discovers she is not alone in her need for closure. For whenever a human life is taken by violence, the reckoning is long and difficult for all. A rare and vivid account of a private investigator’s real life and a classic true-crime tale, Two Truths and a Lie is ultimately a profound meditation on truth, grief, complicity, and justice.

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369

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Random House

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0812998669

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9780812998665

My Ear Hurts!

A Complete Guide to Understanding and Treating Your Child's Ear Infections

By: Ellen Friedman,James P Barassi

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My Ear Hurts!

A Complete Guide to Understanding and Treating Your Child's Ear Infections

By: Ellen Friedman,James P Barassi

Everything You Need to Know to Treat Your Child's Ear Infection Every parent who has heard the plaintive cry "My ear hurts!" knows that ear infections are among the most troubling childhood ailments. In fact, by the time they turn three years old, 75 percent of children have had at least one ear infection, and nearly 50 percent of these children have suffered more than three ear infections. My Ear Hurts! offers clear explanations of the causes of ear infections and up-to-the-minute discussions of traditional medications, including the overuse of antibiotics surgical treatments, from insertion of ear tubes to new laser techniques alternative treatment options, such as herbal and homeopathic remedies and chiropractic treatment Also included are tips on how to spot common allergies or irritants that couse or exacerbate infections advice on how to talk to your child about the infection and its treatment guidelines on what to do when your child is under somenone else's supervision recommendations for when surgery is -- and is not -- necessary and how to communicate with your child's doctor With information that is both accessible and authoritative, My Ear Hurts! provides much-needed help and proven solutions to concerned parents and caregivers.

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244

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Touchstone

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0684873001

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9780684873008

Book's by Ellen Alford

St. Mark's and the Social Gospel

St. Mark's and the Social Gospel

A Handful of Providence

A Handful of Providence

Two Truths and a Lie

Two Truths and a Lie

My Ear Hurts!

My Ear Hurts!

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