The Life of Lady Johanna Eleonora Petersen, Written by Herself
Subtitle: Pietism and Women's Autobiography in Seventeenth-Century Germany (The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe)
Contributors: Barbara Becker-Cantarino (Translator)
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: April 15, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780226662992
Subjects: Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis; Biography: general; Christian theology; Other Protestant & Nonconformist Churches; c 1600 to c 1700; Religion; Biography / Autobiography; Christianity - General; Personal Memoirs; Religious; Religion / Christianity; Biography; Germany; Petersen, Johanna Eleonora; Pietism; Pietists
Description: "In a time when the Pauline dictum decreed that women be silent in matters of the Church, Johanna Eleonora Petersen (1644-1724) was a pioneering author of religious books, insisting on her right to speak out as a believer above her male counterparts. Publishing her readings of the Gospels and the Book of Revelation as well as her thoughts on theology in general, Petersen and her writings created controversy, especially in orthodox circles, and she became a voice for the radical Pietists--those most at odds with Lutheran ministers and their teachings. But she defended her lay religious calling and ultimately printed fourteen original works, including her autobiography, the first of its kind written by a woman in Germany--all in an age in which most women were unable to read or write."--Publisher's description.