Sister of Wisdom

Barbara Newman is Associate Professor of English at Northwestern University.

• IllustrationsAbbreviationsPreface (1997)Preface (1987)1. "A poor little female"Biographical sketchSurvey of Hildegard's worksTheology and the problemof feminine authority2. The Feminine DivineTheophany and the bride of GodThe mirror of providence, the virgin spring,and the tree of lifeThe eternal counselWisdom as creatrix and anima mundiWisdom's vestureThe chastisements of charity3· The Woman and the SerpentMade in God's imageThe garment and the mirrorThe bright cloud and the shadowEve and Satan4· Daughters of EveWomen's sexuality and characterGod, Satan, and fertilityGynecologyHealing and magic5· The Mother of GodMary and the ancient counselEve and MaryAtonement through the virgin birthMary as the feminine idealMary, the Church, and the priesthood6. The Bride of ChristThe Church eternal in heavenSynagogue and ChurchThe wedding on CalvaryChrist's virgins and the virgin ChurchMother Church and the motherhood of God"An effeminate age"7· Sister of WisdomTheology and gender revisitedSapiential thought throughthe twentieth centuryFeminism and the future of SophiaTexts of Hildegard's PoetryBibliographyDiscographyIndex