| Women and the Reformation Contributor(s): Stjerna, Kirsi (Author) |
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ISBN: 1405114231 ISBN-13: 9781405114233 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $58.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: Women and the Reformation gathers historical materials and personal accounts to provide a comprehensive and accessible look at the status and contributions of women as leaders in the 16th century Protestant world. * Explores the new and expanded role as core participants in Christian life that women experienced during the Reformation * 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 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | History - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christian Church - History |
| Dewey: 270.609 |
| LCCN: 2007042450 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.8" W x 9.66" (1.1 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: Women and the Reformation gathers historical materials and personal accounts to provide a comprehensive and accessible look at the status and contributions of women as leaders in the 16th century Protestant world.
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