TY - BOOK AU - Yohn,Susan M. TI - A contest of faiths: missionary women and pluralism in the American Southwest SN - 0801429641 (alk. paper) AV - BV2788.H56 Y64 1995 PY - 1995/// CY - Ithaca PB - Cornell University Press KW - Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A KW - Woman's Board of Home Missions KW - History KW - Hispanic Americans KW - Missions KW - New Mexico KW - Women missionaries KW - Presbyterian women KW - Cultural pluralism KW - Home missions KW - Presbyterian Church KW - Church history KW - 19th century KW - 20th century N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-258) and index; 1. "A Woman's Club of National Interest": The Emergence of the Female Home Missionary -- 2. A Question of Loyalty and a Contest of Faiths: The Meeting between Anglo and Hispano Cultures -- 3. "Understanding the Way": Becoming a Missionary -- 4. "I Am Part of All I Have Met": Women Home Missionaries in Hispano New Mexico -- 5. At the Heart of the "Cause": Hispano Mission Students and the Meaning of Faith -- From Mission to Social Service: The Rise of a New Creed ER -