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.
- ISBN10 1493410210
- ISBN13 9781493410217
- Publish Date 3 October 2017
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Baker Academic
- Format eBook
- Pages 336
- Language English