[PDF] Notable Women Of The Reformation eBook

Author : Kirsi Stjerna
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 11,82 MB
Release : 2011-09-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1444359045

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Women and the Reformation 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. Explores the new and expanded role as core participants in Christian life that women experienced during the Reformation Examines 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 Brings together social history and theology to provide a groundbreaking volume on the theological effects that these women had on Christian life and spirituality Accompanied by a website at www.blackwellpublishing.com/stjerna offering student’s access to the writings by the women featured in the book

Author : William Chapman
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 13,62 MB
Release : 2013-09
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ISBN : 9781230268774

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER X. RENEE, DUCHESS OF FERRARA. IN the times when the Reformation was making its way into the various countries of Europe, France was highly favoured that she possessed daughters of such intrinsic worth as Marguerite of Valois, who handed on her mission to her daughter, Jeanne d'Albret, also Queen of Navarre, and whose son became the famous Henry IV. of France. She was one of the great protectors of Protestantism, and following the example of her noble mother, she opened schools, colleges, and hospitals, and so productive of prosperity was her firm administration, that it is recorded, "Soon there was not a beggar in Beam." The circle of goodness, like that of evil, is ever extending; its influence is ever present and ever progressive. These bright children of France not only laboured for their country's welfare, but sent out their offshoots into other lands; first of which Italy, through a political marriage, was brightened by the presence of one whose mind was filled with Protestant doctrines by Marguerite of Valois, the subject, of the present sketch. Ren6e was the daughter of Louis XII. of France and his queen, the beautiful Anne of Bretagne. She was born in 1510, just when the minds of men were fully prepared to seize the golden fruit offered by the Reformation. From her birth upwards to womanhood, Renee was the object of careful training; her tutors laboured to render her mind as broad and intellectual as the limits of their knowledge allowed, and not only did she acquire those powers which an intellectual training imparts, but she also gathered up the adornments of an accomplished elegance that made her one of the brightest ornaments of her day. When Renee was three years old she lost her mother, and two years later her...

Author : Paul Zahl
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 35,58 MB
Release : 2001-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0802830455

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Books on the history of the Reformation are filled with the heroic struggles and sacrifices of men. But this compelling volume puts the spotlight on five strong and intellectually gifted women who, because of their absolute and unconditional commitment to the advancement of Protestant Christianity, paid the cost of their reforming convictions with martyrdom, imprisonment, and exile. Anne Boleyn (1507-1536) introduced the Reformation to England, and Katharine Parr (1514-1548) saved it. Both women were riveted by early versions of the "justification by faith" doctrine that originated with Martin Luther and came to them through France. As a result, Anne Boleyn was beheaded. Katharine Parr narrowly avoided the same fate. Sixteen-year-old Jane Grey (1537-1554) and Anne Askew (1521-1546) both dared to criticize the Mass and were pioneers of Protestant views concerning superstition and symbols. Jane Grey was executed because of her Protestantism. Anne Askew was tortured and burned at the stake. Catherine Willoughby (1520-1580) anticipated later Puritan teachings on predestination and election and on the reformation of the church. She was forced to give up everything she had and to flee with her husband and nursing baby into exile. Paul Zahl vividly tells the stories of these five mothers of the English Reformation. All of these women were powerful theologians intensely interested in the religious concerns of their day. All but Anne Boleyn left behind a considerable body of written work - some of which is found in this book's appendices. It is the theological aspect of these women's remarkable achievements that Zahl seeks to underscore. Moreover, he also considers what the stories of these women have to say about the relation of gender to theology, human motivation, and God. An important epilogue by Mary Zahl contributes a contemporary woman's view of these fascinating historical figures. Extraordinary by any standard, Anne Boleyn, Anne Askew, Katharine Parr, Jane Grey, and Catherine Willoughby remain rich subjects for reflection and emulation hundreds of years later. The personalities of these five women, who spoke their Christian convictions with presence of mind and sharp intelligence within situations of life-and-death duress, are almost totemic in our enduring search for role models.

Author : Roland H Bainton
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,26 MB
Release : 2001-10
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ISBN : 9780788099090

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In this pioneering work Roland Bainton surveys the contribution to the church of women of the sixteenth century in Germany and Italy. Along the way, he assesses the effect of the Reformation on the role of women in society in general. Included in this volume are Katherine von Bora, Ursula of M]nsterberg, Katherine Zell, Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Anabaptist women, Giulia Gonzaga, Isabella Bresegna, Olympia Morata, and others.

Author : Rebecca VanDoodewaard
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,75 MB
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9781601785329

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"An updated text based on James I. Good's Famous women of the Reformed Church."

Author : J I Good
Publisher :
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 21,60 MB
Release : 2019-08-10
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ISBN : 9781089562559

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THE wives of the Reformers are an interesting study. They receive greatness from their husbands, and impart gentleness and beauty in return. What would Luther have been without his Kathe? And Zwingli's wife is a helpmeet to him. The women of the Reformed Church have been an important element in her history. Just as Deborah and Esther, with the Marys of the New Testament, aided in making up Bible history, so the women of the Reformed Church have helped to make her history great. Amply illustrated.