Women in the Mission of the Church: Their Opportunities and Obstacles throughout Christian History
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Overview
Women have been central to the work of Christian ministry from the time of Jesus to the twenty-first century. Yet the story of Christianity is too often told as a story of men. This accessibly written book tells the story of women throughout church history, demonstrating their integral participation in the church’s mission. It highlights the legacies of a wide variety of women, showing how they have overcome obstacles to their ministries and have transformed cultural constraints to spread the gospel and build the church.
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- Examines the story of women throughout church history
- Demonstrates women’s integral participation in the church’s mission
- Highlights the legacies of a wide variety of women
- Introduction: Women in Ministry Is Not a Twentieth-Century Phenomenonz
Part 1: Women’s Leadership in the Early Church
- Patrons, Widows, and Martyrs
- Virgins, Desert Mothers, and Deacons
Part 2: Women’s Leadership in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages
- Mothers, Sisters, and Queens
- Medieval Nuns
- The Women's Religious Movement: Beguines and Mystics
Part 3: Women’s Leadership since the Reformation
- Women Preachers in America
- Social Justice Activists
- Denominational Missionaries and Bible Women
- Faith Missionaries, Evangelists, and Church Founders
- Conclusion: Women’s Leadership in the Church
- Title: Women in the Mission of the Church: Their Opportunities and Obstacles throughout Christian History
- Authors: Leanne M. Dzubinski, Anneke H. Stasson
- Publisher: Baker Academic
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2021
- Pages: 239
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subjects: Women in Christianity › History; Women in church work › History; Mission of the church › History
- ISBNs: 9781493429202, 9781540960726, 9781540964427, 9781493429189, 1493429205, 1540960722, 1540964426, 1493429183
- Resource ID: LLS:WMNMSSNCHRCH
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T03:51:44Z