In its twelfth volume this text examines a number of Patristic texts and early Christian documents from a feminist perspective."The Feminist Companion to Patristic Literature" is the twelfth volume in the "Feminist Companion to the Bible and Early Christian Literature" series. Presenting cutting-edge studies by both established scholars and new voices from diverse cultures and contexts, the series not only displays the range of feminist readings, but also offers essential readings for all students of the New Testament and early Christian literature.This volume examines a number of Patristic texts and early Christian documents from a feminist perspective including "Clement of Rome", "Clement of Alexandria", the "Christian Martyr" and the "Gospel of Thomas". The contributors include: Barbara Bowe, Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley, Denise Buell, Virginia Burrus, Elizabeth Castelli, Elizabeth Clark, Kathy Gaca, Robin Jensen, Ross S Kraemer, Carolyn Osiek, Carolyn Osiek, and Theresa Shaw. This book is suitable for libraries; academics; postgraduates and upper level undergraduates.
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CONTRIBUTORS: Amy-Jill Levine
EAN: 9780567045546
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 300 g
HEIGHT: 234 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
DATE PUBLISHED: 2008-05-01
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GENRE: RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General
WIDTH: 156 cm
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Feminism and feminist theory, History of religion, Christianity, Bible readings, selections and meditations
"I found the work readable, stimulating, and informative" Journal for the Study for the New Testament Booklist 2009--Sanford Lakoff "Journal for the Study of the New Testament ", "This twelfth addition to the Feminist Companion to the New Testament and Early Christian Writings series examines a number of core Patristic texts and early Christian documents from a feminist perspective. Essays by ten contributors include discussions of early Christian depictions of martyrdom, exhortations to asceticism, biblical reinterpretation, art and architecture, philosophy, and prayer." -BookNotes, Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, October 2008, Mention New Testament Abstracts, Vol. 53 No. 1, 2009, "A very helpful collection, complete with a long bibliography and an index of subjects and names." International Review of Biblical Studies, vol. 54:2007/08, "All the essays are worth reading" Ecclesiastical History July 2009
Amy-Jill Levine is the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies, Vanderbilt University Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion, and director of the Carpenter Program in Religion, Gender and Sexuality in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Maria Mayo Robbins is a doctoral candidate in Religious Studies at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
