Life of Lady Johanna Eleonora Petersen, Written by Herself Pietism and Women's Autobiography in Seventeenth-Century Germany

Name: Life of Lady Johanna Eleonora Petersen, Written by Herself Pietism and Women's Autobiography in Seventeenth-Century Germany
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ISBN: 9780226662985

ISBN-10: 0226662985

ISBN-13: 9780226662985

Edition: 2005

Authors: Johanna Eleonora Petersen, Barbara Becker-Cantarino

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In a time when the Pauline dictum decreed that women be silent in matters of the Church, Johanna Eleonora Petersen (1644–1724) was a pioneering author of religious books, insisting on her right to speak out as a believer above her male counterparts. Publishing her readings of the Gospels and the Book of Revelation as well as her thoughts on theology in general, Petersen and her writings created controversy, especially in orthodox circles, and she became a voice for the radical Pietists—those most at odds with Lutheran ministers and their teachings. But she defended her lay religious calling and ultimately printed fourteen original works, including her autobiography, the first of its kind…

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List price: $99.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 4/15/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 168
Size: 0.63" wide x 0.93" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Series Editors'


Introduction Johanna Eleonora Petersen, nï¿½e von und zu Merlau (1644-1724): From Noblewoman to Radical Pietist Volume Editor's Bibliography


The Life of Lady Johanna Eleonora Petersen, nï¿½e von und zu Merlau, Wife of Dr. Johann Wilhelm Petersen, Written by Herself Editor's Introduction Translation



Editor's Introduction A Supplication to the Magistrate of Frankfurt (1677)



Editor's Introduction A Letter to Her Sisters: The Nature and Necessity of the New Creature in Christ (1699)


Series Editors'


Bibliography


Index