Cover

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Why Study Women in Christian Traditions?

1. In the Beginning . . . Eve

2. The Women Disciples in the Kingdom of God

3. Women and the Conversion of an Empire

4. Saints, Seers, and Scholars in the Middle Ages

5. Women Reformed, Women Resistant

6. Spirit-Filled Women in the Nineteenth Century

7. Churchwomen on the Margins and in the Mainstream

Conclusion: The Church of Martha and Mary

Questions for Discussion

Notes

Works Cited

For Further Reading

Subject Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

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T

U

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W

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Index to the Bible and New Testament Apocrypha

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