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William Sims Bainbridge


This manuscript is a sociological biography of Lucy Seaman Bainbridge, 1842-1928, who was a nurse in the Civil War, toured American Protestant missions in Asia 1879-1880, and was the head of the Woman's Branch of the New York City Mission Society 1891-1906. Each chapter ends with a brief analysis from the standpoint of the New Paradigm in the sociology of religion.

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2011 ASREC Annual Meeting: Call for Papers!

ASREC returns to Washington DC in April 2011! This will be our second stand-alone conference and our largest ever. We encourage submissions related to the conference theme but also welcome work on ALL topics at the intersection of religion, economics and culture.

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