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Christian Women in the Patristic World

-Their Influence, Authority, and Legacy in the Second through Fifth Centuries
 Format: Amazon Kindle, Paperback  Author: Lynn H. Cohick  Category: Books by Women, History, Women of the Bible  Publisher: Baker Academic  Published: October 3, 2017  ISBN: 9780801039553  Pages: 336  Language: English  Buy on Amazon  Buy on CBD
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A Top Ten Book for Parish Ministry in 2017, Academy of Parish Clergy A Jesus Creed 2017 Book of the Year (Honorable Mention) 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 extant evidence about Christian women in the second through fifth centuries. It highlights the social and theological contributions they made to shaping early Christian beliefs and practices, integrating their influence into the history of the patristic church and showing how their achievements can be edifying for contemporary Christians.

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