God's self-confident daughters
Subtitle: early Christianity and the liberation of women
By: Anne Jensen ; translated by O.C. Dean, Jr.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Louisville, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 347
Subjects: Women in Christianity -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
Description: In this study, Anne Jensen provides an exhaustive account of the many roles that women played in the early church and their subsequent marginalization by the later church. This book is required reading for anyone interested in the history of the church and its impact on the lives of women throughout the ages.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-341) and index.