Women and the ReformationISBN: 978-1-4051-1422-6
Hardcover
280 pages
July 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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- Explores the new and expanded role as core participants in
Christian life, that women experienced during the Reformation
- Gathers historical materials and personal accounts to provide a
comprehensive and accessible look at the causes and effects of
changing status of women in the church
- Examines diverse individual stories from women of the times,
ranging from biographical sketches of the ex-nun Katharina von Bora
Luther and Queen Jeanne d’Albret, to the prophetess Ursula
Jost and the learned Olimpia Fulvia Morata
- Brings together social history and theology to provide a
groundbreaking volume on the theological effects that these women
had on Christian life and spirituality
- Accompanied by a website at www.blackwellpublishing.com/stjerna offering student’s access to the writings by the women featured in the book