Women and the Reformation

Women were critical participants in Christian life during the Reformations. 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 sixteenth-century Protestant world.

Kirsi Stjerna 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 The Role of the Bishop: Changing Models for a Global Church (2001) and Homoeroticism in the Biblical World: A Historical Perspective (1998).

Acknowledgments	p. viii
Introduction	p. 1
The Vision and the Scope of the Book	p. 1
The Term "Reformation" and Inclusivity Concerns	p. 3
Visionary Studies on Women and the Reformation	p. 5
Women in this Book	p. 7
Options and Visions for Women	p. 9
Prophets, Visionaries, and Martyrs - Ursula Jost and her Publisher Margarethe Pruss	p. 11
Introduction - Medieval Women Visionaries	p. 11
Anabaptists and Martyrs	p. 14
Prophets in Strasbourg and their Publisher Margarethe Pruss	p. 17
Prophet Ursula Jost and her Visions	p. 19
Conclusion	p. 22
The Monastic Option - The Struggle of the Convents	p. 23
Introduction - The Drama of Closing the Convents	p. 23
An Excursion - Monastic Calling	p. 24
Nuns' Fight for Freedom	p. 26
Conclusion	p. 30
Marriage and Motherhood - The Preferred Calling	p. 32
Introduction - Marriage Only?	p. 32
The Holy Marital Vocation	p. 33
Pastors' Wives	p. 35
Motherhood, Prostitution, Divorce	p. 37
Conclusion	p. 38
Learning and Power - An Elusive Option	p. 40
Introduction: The Impetus and Obstacles for Theological Writing	p. 40
Writing with and without Visions	p. 42
The Education Factor	p. 43
The Educated Women	p. 46
Women as Models, Leaders and Teachers of the Reformation	p. 49
"Herr Doktor" Katharina von Bora, 1499-1552. The Lutheran Matriarch	p. 51
Introduction	p. 52
Katharina - From a Nun to the Ultimate Reformer's Spouse	p. 52
Conclusion	p. 67
A Word about Sources and References	p. 69
Argula von Grumbach, 1492 to 1563/68? - A Bavarian Apologist and a Pamphleteer	p. 71
Introduction	p. 72
Argula as a Defender of Faith - A Valiant Christian, or a Devilish Woman?	p. 73
Conclusion	p. 83
A Word about Sources and References	p. 85
Elisabeth von Brandenburg, 1485-1555, and Elisabeth von Braunschweig, 1510-1558 - Exiled Mothers, Reforming Rulers	p. 87
Introduction	p. 88
Elisabeth von Brandenburg nee Elisabeth of Denmark - A Reformer in Exile	p. 89
Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Luneburg (Calenberg)	p. 96
Conclusion	p. 107
A Word about Sources and References	p. 108
Katharina Schutz Zell, 1498-1562 - A Publishing Church Mother in Strasbourg	p. 109
Introduction	p. 109
A Church Mother, a Pastoral Care Provider, a Writer, Even a Preacher	p. 110
Conclusion	p. 130
A Word about Sources and References	p. 131
Marie Dentiere, 1495-1561 - A Genevan Reformer and Writer	p. 133
Introduction	p. 133
Marie Dentiere - A Feminist Reformer and Biblical Interpreteter	p. 135
Conclusion	p. 146
A Word about Sources and References	p. 147
Marguerite de Navarre, 1492-1549, and Jeanne d'Albret, 1528-1572 - The Protectors of the French Reformers	p. 149
Introduction	p. 150
Marguerite d'Angouleme/de Navarre - The Illustrious Queen, Writer and Spiritual Mother	p. 150
Jeanne d'Albret, a Protestant Queen and a Huguenot leader	p. 158
Conclusion	p. 173
A Word about Sources and References	p. 174
Renee de France, 1510-1575 - A Friend of the Huguenots	p. 175
Introduction	p. 176
Renee - A French Protector of Huguenots in Italy and France	p. 177
Conclusion	p. 195
A Word about Sources and References	p. 196
Olimpia Fulvia Morata, 1526/27-1555 - An Italian Scholar	p. 197
Introduction	p. 197
Olimpia Fulvia Morata, a Classicist Huguenot Teacher	p. 199
Conclusion	p. 210
A Word about Sources and References	p. 212
Conclusions and Observations on Gender and the Reformation	p. 213
Reformation and Gender, Changes and Losses	p. 213
Individual Choices and Women's Experiences	p. 216
The Options for Women	p. 217
Reformers' Ideas about Women	p. 219
Sola Scriptura, Education, and Legal Matters	p. 219
Conclusion	p. 221
Bibliography	p. 223
Options and Visions for Women	p. 223
Women as Models, Leaders and Teachers of the Reformation	p. 232
Index	p. 259
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