A women's history of the Christian church : two thousand years of female leadership / Elizabeth Gillan Muir.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Muir, Elizabeth Gillan, 1934- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in Christianity--History.

Women in Christianity.

History.

Christian leadership--History.

Christian leadership.

Church history.

Christian women--Biography.

Christian women.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Drama.

Physical Description:

xiii, 415 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

North York, Ontario, Canada : University of Toronto Press, 2019.

Summary:

"Women have played a significant role in shaping the modern Christian church. Tracing two thousand years of female leadership, influence, and participation, Elizabeth Gillan Muir examines the various positions women have filled in the church. From the earliest female apostle, and the little known stories of the two Marys--the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene--to the enlightened duties espoused by the nun, the abbess and the anchorite, and the persecutions of female "witches," Muir uncovers the rich and often tumultuous relationship between women and Christianity. Offering broad coverage of both the Catholic and Protestant traditions and extending geographically well beyond North America, A Women's History of the Christian Church presents a chronological account of how women developed new sects and new churches, such as the Quakers and Christian Science. The book includes a timeline of women in Christian history, over 25 black-and-white illustrations, a glossary, and a list of primary and secondary sources to complement the content in each chapter."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Women in the Early Church, Part I

Women in the Early Church, Part II

The Rise of the Virgin Mary and the Devolution of Mary Magdalene

The Nun, the Abbess, and the Anchorite

La Papesse and La Pucelle

Woman as Witch

The Mystics

Women in Religious Communities before the Protestant Reformation: The Cathars, The Beguines, The Humiliati

Women in Religious Communities in the Protestant Tradition: The Waldensians, The Lollards, The Anabaptists, The Moravians, The Baptists, The Church of the Brethren, The Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)

Methodism

Women Who Founded Churches under the Roman Catholic Church: The Guglielmites, The Ursulines, Mary Ward and the English Ladies, The Company of the Daughters of Charity

Other Women Who Founded Churches, Part I :The Quakers, The Shakers ,The Society of Universal Friends, The Seventh Day Adventist Church, The Salvation Army, Christian Science

Other Women Who Founded Churches, Part II :The Church of the Nazarene, The Foursquare Gospel Church, The Mita Congregation, The Saint John's Apostolic Faith Mission, The Pillar of Fire, The Lumpa Church, The Yoido Full Gospel Church, The Mai (Mother) Chaza Church, Mother Leafy Anderson

The Missionary Impulse

Women in the Church Today

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1487593856

9781487593858

9781487593841

1487593848

OCLC:

1065964198