Remembering Theosebia of Nyssa
Theosebia was the biological and spiritual sister of Gregory of Nyssa. Surviving sources show that she was deeply loved and admired.
January 10, 2022
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Rachel Speght Replies to a Misogynist in 1617
Rachel Speght responded to a misogynist in the early 1600s by writing a witty piece that encourages respect for women. It still entertains.
January 7, 2022
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Beth Allison Barr on the Reformation’s Role in Limiting Women
The Reformation is “a story of loss rather than a story of gain, of increased subordination rather than of liberation.”
May 25, 2021
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Olympias: Deaconess and Chrysostom’s Friend
Olympias renounced her aristocratic lifestyle to serve the church. She was an ordained deaconess and Chrysostom’s dear friend.
July 25, 2019
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Marcella of Rome: Academic and Ascetic
Marcella of Rome (325–410), friend of Jerome, dedicated herself and her considerable talents and resources to serving the church and helping the poor. Here’s some information about this remarkable woman.
February 1, 2019
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3 Legendary Ladies: Judith, Thecla, and Catherine of Alexandria
Judith, Thecla, and Catherine of Alexandria are three heroines whose stories of conviction and courage are part of our history and heritage.
May 7, 2018
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Aemilia Lanyer: 17th-century Christian feminist & author
Aemilia Lanyer was an English author and professing Christian who advocated for equality for women in a poem published in 1611.
July 29, 2017
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The Countess of Huntingdon and Gospel Ministry
Selina Hastings, the Countess of Huntingdon, was a tireless leader and an influential benefactor of the Methodist movement in Britain in the 1700s.
January 20, 2016
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Count Zinzendorf and an Egalitarian Revival
In this article Rob Dixon writes about the egalitarian views of Count Zinzendorf (b.1700) who once stated “If we put women in the corner we will lose a jewel.”
April 9, 2015
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Female Martyrs and their Ministry in the Early Church
Female martyrs in the early church, such as Blandina and Perpetua, “conformed themselves to Christ, even in death.”
May 2, 2014
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Barbara Aland and the Nestle-Aland Greek NT
Most modern translations of the New Testament rely on the Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament. One of the editors of recent editions of this Greek New Testament is scholar Barbara Aland. This article provides a brief history of the Nestle-Aland text and a brief biography of Barbara Aland.
December 11, 2013
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Nino of Georgia: A Woman Evangelist “Equal to the Apostles”
Nino brought Christianity to Iberia (Georgia) back in the 300s and is regarded as “Equal to the Apostles” by the Orthodox Church.
January 14, 2012
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Phoebe Palmer: The Mother of the Holiness Movement
Phoebe Palmer was the most influential woman in the American Methodist Church at a time when it was the largest Christian denomination in America. Her adult life was full of astonishing achievements in ministry.
June 10, 2011
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Catherine of Siena: Lessons from her Life & Ministry
Catherine of Siena ministered to souls blighted by poverty, injustice, and disease. Her influence also reached the highest echelons of both civil and church politics in late medieval Italy.
September 2, 2010
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