Christian Women in the Patristic World

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.
Christian Women in the Patristic World provides in a single volume a
nearly complete compendium of extant evidence about Christian women in the
second through fifth centuries. Through a careful examination of literary and
material evidence, the book highlights the social and theological contributions
women 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.
Recommended € 34,90