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Women and the Reformation

ISBN: 978-1-4443-5904-6
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280 pages
September 2011, Wiley-Blackwell
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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