A Feminist Companion to Patristic Literature

Description

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, it 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. Contributors: Barbara Bowe, Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley, Denise Buell, Virginia Burrus, Elizabeth Castelli, Elizabeth Clark, Kathy Gaca, Robin Jensen, Ross S Kraemer, Carolyn Osiek, Carolyn Osiek, Theresa Shaw

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.

"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 "The ten essays in this volume offer a rich variety of perspectives from several generations of scholars... This is a very distinguished and helpful collection of essays in a single volume." Reviewed by Rebecca Lyman in Expository Times, September 2009. Mention. Distinctive News of Women in Ministry. April 2010 "I found the work readable, stimulating, and informative" Journal for the Study for the New Testament Booklist 2009 -- Ruth B. Edwards * Journal for the Study of the New Testament * Covering a wide selection of themes and texts, the authors primarily explore the "construction" of images, types and roles attributed to women, but without neglecting to include an important contextual reflection on the methods and perspectives of the contemporary feminist research work. * Revue des Livres *