| Women Preachers and Prophets Through Two Millennia of Christianity Contributor(s): Kienzle, Beverly Mayne (Editor), Walker, Pamela J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0520209222 ISBN-13: 9780520209220 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1998 Annotation: "This book presents dramatic, convincing evidence that the tradition of women's preaching extends back to the beginnings of Christianity. . . . It will be an inspiration to all who suffer from the legacy of constraints on female speech."--Carole Slade, author of "St. Teresa of Avila "The essays are individually inspiring and collectively interdisciplinary. . . . A powerful contribution to the history of preaching and public discourse."--Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza, author of "Jesus: Miriam's Child, Sophia's Prophet |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Spirituality - Religion | Christianity - General |
| Dewey: 270.082 |
| LCCN: 97030743 |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.11" W x 9.04" (1.32 lbs) 395 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For nearly two millennia, despite repeated prohibitions, Christian women have preached. Some have preached in official settings; others have found alternative routes for expression. Prophecy, teaching, writing, and song have all filled a broad definition of preaching. This anthology, with essays by an international group of scholars from several disciplines, investigates the diverse voices of Christian women who claimed the authority to preach and prophesy. The contributors examine the centuries of arguments, grounded in Pauline injunctions, against women's public speech and the different ways women from the early years of the church through the twentieth century have nonetheless exercised religious leadership in their communities. Some of them based their authority solely on divine inspiration; others were authorized by independent-minded communities; a few were even recognized by the church hierarchy. With its lively accounts of women preachers and prophets in the Christian tradition, this exceptionally well-documented collection will interest scholars and general readers alike. |