As Nancy Hardesty has shown, this theology admitted a reconsiderationof the injunctions against female preaching that went unquestionedin other denominations. First, the shift away from original sin as the permanentand principal state of the human condition lessened the burdenof Eve’s sin. Original sin had long been used by theologians to justifywomen’s subjection. Second, this interpretation of conversion relied heavilyon a reading of the Acts of the Apostles, where women figured prominently,particularly at Pentecost, where women as well as men receivedthe gifts of prophesy. Third, holiness theologians justified deviating froma literal reading of the Bible when a greater good was served. As ardenttemperance advocates, for example, they did not use communion wine.This willingness to reinterpret scripture opened the way for reconsideringwomen’s position. Lastly, the presence of the Holy Spirit could beused to justify unconventional behavior. Advocates of holiness found theycould not refuse the prompting of the Holy Spirit even when it moved awoman to kneel and pray for the souls of drunkards in the middle of asaloon or to speak and preach in church
As Nancy Hardesty has shown, this theology admitted a reconsideration<br>of the injunctions against female preaching that went unquestioned<br>in other denominations. First, the shift away from original sin as the permanent<br>and principal state of the human condition lessened the burden<br>of Eve’s sin. Original sin had long been used by theologians to justify<br>women’s subjection. Second, this interpretation of conversion relied heavily<br>on a reading of the Acts of the Apostles, where women figured prominently,<br>particularly at Pentecost, where women as well as men received<br>the gifts of prophesy. Third, holiness theologians justified deviating from<br>a literal reading of the Bible when a greater good was served. As ardent<br>temperance advocates, for example, they did not use communion wine.<br>This willingness to reinterpret scripture opened the way for reconsidering<br>women’s position. Lastly, the presence of the Holy Spirit could be<br>used to justify unconventional behavior. Advocates of holiness found they<br>could not refuse the prompting of the Holy Spirit even when it moved a<br>woman to kneel and pray for the souls of drunkards in the middle of a<br>saloon or to speak and preach in church
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