Moore, Rebecca 1951- creator text bibliography History. Electronic books. nyu 2015 monographic eng 1 online resource (ix, 209 pages) : illustrations. Women in Christian Traditions offers a concise and accessible examination of the roles women have played in the construction and practice of Christian traditions, revealing the enormous debt that this major world religion owes to its female followers. It recovers forgotten and obscured moments in church history to help us to realize a richer and fuller understanding of Christianity. This text provides an overview of the complete sweep of Christian history through the lens of feminist scholarship. Yet it also departs from some of the assumptions of that scholarship, raising questions that challenge our thinking about how women have shaped beliefs and practices during two thousand years of church history. Did the emphasis on virginity in the early church empower Christian women? Did the emphasis on marriage during the Reformations of the sixteenth century improve their status? These questions and others have important implications for women in Christianity in particular, and for women in religion in general, since they go to the heart of the human condition. This work examines themes, movements, and events in their historical contexts and locates churchwomen within the broader developments that have been pivotal in the evolution of Christianity. From the earliest disciples to the latest theologians, from the missionaries to the martyrs, women have been instrumental in keeping the faith alive. Women in Christian Traditions shows how they did so. Introduction: Why study women in Christian traditions? -- In the beginning ... Eve -- The women disciples in the kingdom of God -- Women and the conversion of an empire -- Saints, seers, and scholars in the Middle Ages -- Women reformed, women resistant -- Spirit-filled women in the nineteenth century -- Churchwomen on the margins and in the mainstream -- Conclusion: The church of Martha and Mary -- Questions for discussion. Rebecca Moore. Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-196) and index. Women in Christianity History Women in Christianity Frau Christentum Kristendom historia Kyrkligt arbete Andlighet Kvinnouppfattning Feministisk teori Christianity history Work within the Church Spirituality Views of women Feminist theory Kvinnor religiösa aspekter RELIGION / Christian Church / History RELIGION / Christianity / History BV639.W7 M594 2015eb 270.082 Moore, Rebecca, 1951- New York : New York University Press, [2015] (DLC) 2014040539 (OCoLC)893452416 9781479817887 1479817880 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=948323 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=948323 N$T 160603 20200709060331.0 ocn951103688 eng