Women and Spiritual Equality in Christian Tradition

Abstract

Acknowledgements Introduction The Spiritual Nature of Woman in Scripture and Early Christian Writings Women in Early Christian Communities Fourth-Century Theologians Fourth-Century Women Devotional Life and Mary in Late Antiquity Early Medieval Saints: East and West Early Medieval Monasticism and Church Life The High Middle Ages: Hermits and Scholars The New Spirituality and Medieval Culture Late Medieval Mysticism and the Devotio Moderna Women in Late Medieval Sermons, Literature and the Arts Reformation, Counter Reformation, and Enlightenment Opinions of Women Notes Bibliography