Christian women in the patristic world: their influence, authority, and legacy in the second through fifth centuries

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. This book provides in a single volume a nearly complete compendium of extan...

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Authors: Cohick, Lynn H. (Author) ; Hughes, Amy Brown (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Grand Rapids, Michigan Baker Academic [2017]
In:Year: 2017
Reviews:Book Review (2018) (Sweeney, James P.)
[Rezension von: Cohick, Lynn H., Christian Women in the Patristic World: Their Influence, Authority, and Legacy in the Second through Fifth Centuries] (2020) (Abrahamsen, Valerie)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Woman / Celebrity / Church
IxTheo Classification:KAA Church history
Further subjects:B Women in Christianity History Early church, ca. 30-600
B Monica Saint 332-387
B Women in Christianity History Early church, ca. 30-600
B Women in Christianity Early church
B 30-600
B Women in Christianity
B History
B Melania Female saint (341-410)