Christian women in the patristic world : their influence, authority, and legacy in the second through fifth centuries / Lynn H. Cohick and Amy Brown Hughes.

By:

Cohick, Lynn H

Contributor(s):

Hughes, Amy Brown

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Academic, [2017] Description: xxxviii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:

9780801039553 paperback alkaline paper
080103955X paperback alkaline paper

Subject(s):

Women in Christianity -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600

Genre/Form:

LOC classification:

BR195.W6 C62 2017

Summary: 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.

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Book

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Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Bishop Okullu Memorial Library (Limuru Campus) General Circulation	Non-fiction	BR195.W6 C62 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	064961

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-277) and indexes.

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.

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