Christian women in the patristic world : Their influence, authority, and legacy in the second through fifth centuries /

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... Full description

Main Author:	Cohick, Lynn H.
Other Authors:	Hughes, Amy Brown.
Published:	Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, 2017
Subjects:	WOMEN IN CHRISTIANITY - EARLY CHURCH.
Online Access:	Full text - Book opens through link in DTL
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100			\|a Cohick, Lynn H.
245		0	\|a Christian women in the patristic world : \|b Their influence, authority, and legacy in the second through fifth centuries / \|c Lynn H. Cohick and Amy Brown Hughes \|h [electronic resource]
260			\|a Grand Rapids, Michigan : \|b Baker Academic, \|c 2017.
300			\|a eBook
500			\|a Includes Index and Bibliographical References.
505			\|a Thecla : Christian female protomartyr and virgin of the church -- Perpetua and Felicitas : mothers and martyrs -- Christian women in catacomb art -- From pagan to Christian, martyr to ascetic -- Helena Augusta, "mother of the empire" -- Egeria's Itinerary and Christian pilgrimage -- Macrina the ascetic entrepreneur and the "unlearned" wisdom of Monica -- Paula, Marcella, and the Melanias : ascetics, scholars, and compatriots in controversy -- Aelia Pulcheria, "protectress of the empire," and Empress Eudocia, a theological poet -- Conclusion: Responsibly remembering.
520			\|a 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
650			\|a WOMEN IN CHRISTIANITY - EARLY CHURCH.
700			\|a Hughes, Amy Brown.
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Christian women in the patristic world : Their influence, authority, and legacy in the second through fifth centuries /

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