{"product_id":"women-and-the-reformation-isbn-9781405114233","title":"Women and the Reformation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen and the Reformation\u003c\/i\u003e gathers historical materials and personal accounts to provide a comprehensive and accessible look at the status and contributions of women as leaders in the 16th century Protestant world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the new and expanded role as core participants in Christian life that women experienced during the Reformation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines diverse individual stories from women of the times, ranging from biographical sketches of the ex-nun Katharina von Bora Luther and Queen Jeanne d’Albret, to the prophetess Ursula Jost and the learned Olimpia Fulvia Morata\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together social history and theology to provide a groundbreaking volume on the theological effects that these women had on Christian life and spirituality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccompanied by a website at www.blackwellpublishing.com\/stjerna offering student’s access to the writings by the women featured in the book\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Vision and the Scope of the Book 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Term “Reformation” and Inclusivity Concerns 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisionary Studies on Women and the Reformation 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen in this Book 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Options and Visions for Women 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Prophets, Visionaries, and Martyrs – Ursula Jost and her Publisher Margarethe Prüss 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction – Medieval Women Visionaries 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnabaptists and Martyrs 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProphets in Strasbourg and their Publisher Margarethe Prüss 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProphet Ursula Jost and her Visions 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Monastic Option – The Struggle of the Convents 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction – The Drama of Closing the Convents 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Excursion – Monastic Calling 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNuns’ Fight for Freedom 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Marriage and Motherhood – The Preferred Calling 32\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction – Marriage Only? 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Holy Marital Vocation 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePastors’ Wives 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotherhood, Prostitution, Divorce 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Learning and Power – An Elusive Option 40\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Impetus and Obstacles for Theological Writing 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting with and without Visions 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Education Factor 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Educated Women 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Women as Models, Leaders and Teachers of the Reformation 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 “Herr Doktor” Katharina von Bora, 1499–1552.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Lutheran Matriarch 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKatharina – From a Nun to the Ultimate Reformer’s Spouse 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Word about Sources and References 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Argula von Grumbach, 1492 to 1563\/68? – A Bavarian Apologist and a Pamphleteer 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArgula as a Defender of Faith – A Valiant Christian, or a Devilish Woman? 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Word about Sources and References 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Elisabeth von Brandenburg, 1485–1555, and Elisabeth von Braunschweig, 1510–1558 – Exiled Mothers, Reforming Rulers 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElisabeth von Brandenburg née Elisabeth of Denmark – A Reformer in Exile 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElisabeth von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (Calenberg) 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Word about Sources and References 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Katharina Schütz Zell, 1498–1562 – A Publishing Church Mother in Strasbourg 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Church Mother, a Pastoral Care Provider, a Writer, Even a Preacher 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Word about Sources and References 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Marie Dentière, 1495–1561 – A Genevan Reformer and Writer 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarie Dentière – A Feminist Reformer and Biblical Interpreteter 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Word about Sources and References 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Marguerite de Navarre, 1492–1549, and Jeanne d’Albret, 1528–1572 – The Protectors of the French Reformers 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarguerite d’Angoulême\/de Navarre – The Illustrious Queen, Writer and Spiritual Mother 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJeanne d’Albret, a Protestant Queen and a Huguenot leader 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Word about Sources and References 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Renée de France, 1510–1575 – A Friend of the Huguenots 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRenée – A French Protector of Huguenots in Italy and France 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Word about Sources and References 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Olimpia Fulvia Morata, 1526\/27–1555 – An Italian Scholar 197\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOlimpia Fulvia Morata, a Classicist Huguenot Teacher 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Word about Sources and References 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusions and Observations on Gender and the Reformation 213\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReformation and Gender, Changes and Losses 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndividual Choices and Women’s Experiences 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Options for Women 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReformers’ Ideas about Women 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSola Scriptura, Education, and Legal Matters 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBibliography 223\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptions and Visions for Women 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen as Models, Leaders and Teachers of the Reformation 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Stjerna writes in a style that will be accessible to undergraduate students, and her sophisticated analyses draw on her extensive theological training and wide reading, so that the book will be useful for more advanced students and non-specialist scholars as well.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Ecclesiastical History\u003c\/i\u003e, April 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This work should be viewed as a very welcome teaching resource: it provides novice undergraduate students of the early modern with the means to be informed about and inspired by the Reformation, whilst offering ample resources for postgraduates to develop ideas.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Theological Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, April 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Concise descriptions summarize basic biographical information and analyze the leadership role of these women in the larger reformatory movements.... A thorough bibliography (thirty-six pages) offers wide possibilities for further reading. The book succeeds in its goal.\" (\u003ci\u003eReligious Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The text is fairly described as ground breaking. An extensive bibliography and a full index are provided. The price for such an academic study is refreshingly modest.\" (\u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e, October 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eKirsi Stjerna\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Reformation Church History and Director of the Institute for Luther Studies at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. She is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Role of the Bishop: Changing Models for a Global Church\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) and \u003ci\u003eHomoeroticism in the Biblical World: A Historical Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e (1998).  Women were critical participants in Christian life during the Reformations. \u003ci\u003eWomen and the Reformation\u003c\/i\u003e gathers historical materials and personal accounts to provide a comprehensive and accessible look at the status and contributions of women as leaders in the 16th century Protestant world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamining individual stories from women of the times, this volume includes biographical sketches from figures as diverse as the ex-nun Katharina von Bora Luther and Queen Jeanne d’Albret, the prophetess Ursula Jost and the learned Olimpia Fulvia Morata. The first book of its kind, this groundbreaking text brings together social history and theology, to provide an original assessment of the theological effects these women had in Christian life and spirituality.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA website to accompany \u003ci\u003eWomen and the Reformation\u003c\/i\u003e is available at www.blackwellpublishing.com\/stjerna, featuring writings by the women included here.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990501867749,"sku":"NP9781405114233","price":45.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405114233.jpg?v=1761788083","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/women-and-the-reformation-isbn-9781405114233","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}