Women Preachers and Prophets Through Two Millennia of Christianity

Download or read book Women Preachers and Prophets Through Two Millennia of Christianity written by Beverly Mayne Kienzle and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1998-04-30 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book presents dramatic, convincing evidence that the tradition of women's preaching extends back to the beginnings of Christianity. . . . It will be an inspiration to all who suffer from the legacy of constraints on female speech."—Carole Slade, author of St. Teresa of Avila "The essays are individually inspiring and collectively interdisciplinary. . . . A powerful contribution to the history of preaching and public discourse."—Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, author of Jesus: Miriam's Child, Sophia's Prophet