Christian women in the patristic world : their influence, authority, and legacy in the second through fifth centuries / Lynn H. Cohick and Amy Brown Hughes.

Author: Cohick, Lynn H. author.

Imprint:Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Academic, 2017.

Descriptionxxxviii, 292 pages : ill. ; 23 cm

Note:Thecla : Christian female protomartyr and virgin of the church -- Perpetua and Felicitas : mothers and martyrs -- Christian women in catacomb art -- From pagan to Christian, martyr to ascetic -- Helena Augusta, "mother of the empire" -- Egeria's Itinerary and Christian pilgrimage -- Macrina the ascetic entrepreneur and the "unlearned" wisdom of Monica -- Paula, Marcella, and the Melanias : ascetics, scholars, and compatriots in controversy -- Aelia Pulcheria, "protectress of the empire," and Empress Eudocia, a theological poet -- Conclusion: Responsibly remembering.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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