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From their lips : voices of early Christian women / V. K. McCarty.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McCarty, V. K., author.
- Series:
- Gorgias handbooks ; 53.
- Gorgias handbooks ; 53
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christian women saints--Biography.
- Christian women saints.
- Women in Christianity--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Women in Christianity.
- History.
- Women in Christianity--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
- Christian literature, Early--History and criticism.
- Christian literature, Early.
- Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
- Church history.
- Church history--Primitive and early church.
- Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
- Church history--Middle Ages.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 222 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press LLC, 2021.
- Summary:
- "The Eastern Church venerates among its saints several Early Christian women whose teaching and wisdom contribute to the depth of our theological heritage. Their inspired voices can be heard at work witnessing: in the New Testament, in the early centuries of the Church Fathers and throughout the Byzantine era. Readers will find this volume bringing female leaders from the Early Church to life from the traditional ancient sources and sharing their experience of the presence of God. Their remembered advice to followers still illuminates issues of faith and justice which bind us together as Christians today"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Lydia : speaking up to the Apostles
- The voice of St. Thekla : inwardly tuned by God
- Queen Tryphaena : the Lord's refuge in hospitality
- St. Perpetua's story in her own words : hope facing martyrdom
- St. Helena : becoming a Christian Roman empress
- Divine fire: the mystic St. Syncletica speaks
- St. Macrina : teaching Gregory of Nyssa on the progress of the soul
- The deaconess Olympias : soulmate of John Chrysostom
- The hymnographer Kassia : chanting the Incarnation
- Empresses speak of philanthropia : following the command of Christ
- Anna Komnene's Alexiad : the voice of the good daughter (kale thugater).
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-215) and indexes.
- Other Format:
- Online version: McCarty, V. K. From their lips
- ISBN:
- 9781463242558
- 1463242557
- OCLC:
- 1237397019
- Publisher Number:
- 99987277157
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