Women of Spirit
Author | : Rosemary Radford Ruether |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 397 |
Release | : 1998-04-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781579101091 |
ISBN-13 | : 1579101097 |
Rating | : 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Women of Spirit by : Rosemary Radford Ruether
Download or read book Women of Spirit written by Rosemary Radford Ruether and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 1998-04-29 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of essays on the role of women in the institutional and ordained leadership of Western religion. The authors discuss religious women as charismatic leaders, holy women, martyrs, dissenters, renewers and reformers, as well as theological images of the feminine - in God, the Christ-Church relationship, and the self. The studies are historical and descriptive both, from the early church to the present day.