Christian Women in the Patristic World – Their Influence, Authority, and Legacy in the Second through Fifth Centuries

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

A Top Ten Book for Parish Ministry in 2017, Academy of Parish ClergyA Jesus Creed 2017 Book of the Year (Honorable Mention)From facing wild beasts in the arena to governing the Roman Empire, Christian women--as preachers and philosophers, martyrs and empresses, virgins and mothers--influenced the shape of the church in its formative centuries. This book provides in a single volume a nearly complete compendium of extant evidence about Christian women in the second through fifth centuries. It highlights the social and theological contributions they made to shaping early Christian beliefs and practices, integrating their influence into the history of the patristic church and showing how their achievements can be edifying for contemporary Christians.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-10-03
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:479 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:336
Förlag:Baker Publishing Group
ISBN:9780801039553

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Lynn H. Cohick (PhD, University of Pennsylvania) is distinguished professor of New Testament and director of Houston Theological Seminary in Houston, Texas, where she also leads the Doctor of Ministry program.Amy Brown Hughes (PhD, Wheaton College) is assistant professor of theology at Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts.

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsIntroduction1. Thecla: Christian Female Protomartyr and Virgin of the Church2. Perpetua and Felicitas: Mothers and Martyrs3. Christian Women in Catacomb Art4. From Pagan to Christian, Martyr to Ascetic5. Helena Augusta, "Mother of the Empire"6. Egeria's Itinerary and Christian Pilgrimage7. Macrina the Ascetic Entrepreneur and the "Unlearned" Wisdom of Monica8. Paula, Marcella, and the Melanias: Ascetics, Scholars, and Compatriots in Controversy9. Aelia Pulcheria, "Protectress of the Empire," and Empress Eudocia, a Theological PoetConclusion: Responsibly RememberingIndexes