TY - JOUR
T1 - Between two paradigms
T2 - Harriet Pullen and the earliest Australian female preachers
AU - Starling, Nicole
PY - 2015/9/1
Y1 - 2015/9/1
N2 - This article focuses on an eye-witness account of a series of sermons preached in Brown's River, Tasmania, in 1836-1838 by Harriet Pullen - arguably the earliest documented instance of female preaching in Australia. It explores the context, motivation, and reception of Harriet's preaching, comparing it with the two main paradigms of female preachers that can be found in the contemporary literature: the preacher as "prophetess" and the preacher as "helpmeet." While Harriet has much in common with both paradigms, she does not fit neatly into either. Her preaching activity is best understood as a convergence of the two paradigms, within a context of domestic church gatherings in a frontier missionary situation.
AB - This article focuses on an eye-witness account of a series of sermons preached in Brown's River, Tasmania, in 1836-1838 by Harriet Pullen - arguably the earliest documented instance of female preaching in Australia. It explores the context, motivation, and reception of Harriet's preaching, comparing it with the two main paradigms of female preachers that can be found in the contemporary literature: the preacher as "prophetess" and the preacher as "helpmeet." While Harriet has much in common with both paradigms, she does not fit neatly into either. Her preaching activity is best understood as a convergence of the two paradigms, within a context of domestic church gatherings in a frontier missionary situation.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84941260659&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/1467-9809.12227
DO - 10.1111/1467-9809.12227
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84941260659
SN - 0022-4227
VL - 39
SP - 399
EP - 419
JO - Journal of Religious History
JF - Journal of Religious History
IS - 3
ER -