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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Biblical Images of Women | |
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| Critical Principles | |
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| Status of Women in Hebrew Society | |
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| The Old Testament Critique of Patriarchy | |
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| The New Testament Picture | |
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| The Writings of the Apostle Paul | |
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| Women and the Early Churches | |
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| Women in the New Testament Churches | |
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| Deutero-Pauline Reaction | |
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| The Ministries of Women in the Post-Biblical Churches | |
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| Women Outside the Orthodox Mainstream | |
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| Martyrdom and the Witness of Perpetua | |
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| Patristic Attitudes Toward Women | |
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| Writers, Poets, and Pilgrims | |
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| Virgin and Witch: Women in Medieval Christianity | |
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| The Life of Virginity and Chastity | |
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| Medieval Mariology | |
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| Woman as Witch | |
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| Medieval Women in Prayer and Protest | |
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| Women in an Era of Reformation | |
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| Luther, Calvin, and the Status of Women | |
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| Catholic Women in an Era of Reform | |
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| Protestant Women Active in Reform | |
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| Protestant Women Outside the Mainstream | |
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| Women and Christianity in the American Colonies | |
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| Modified Patriarchy | |
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| Anne Hutchinson, the "American Jezebel" | |
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| The Revival Tradition | |
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| Quaker Women | |
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| Women Organizing for Mission and Reform | |
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| The Cult of True Womanhood | |
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| Organizing for Charity and Reform | |
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| Organized Feminism, Women's Rights, and the Christian Community | |
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| Women in Mission | |
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| Nineteenth-Century Preachers and Scholars | |
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| Women in the Evangelical Tradition | |
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| The Debate Over Women Preaching | |
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| The Woman's Bible | |
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| American Women in Catholicism and Sectarianism | |
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| Images of Women in American Catholicism | |
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| American Women in Religious Orders | |
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| Women and Sectarian Christianity | |
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| The Move Toward Full Participation | |
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| The Expansion of Denominational Roles | |
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| Signs of Retrenchment | |
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| Post-War Changes | |
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| A New Agenda for Women | |
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| Agents of Transformation | |
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| Women in the Ordained Ministry | |
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| The Ministry of Deaconess and Nun | |
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| Theological Education | |
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| Reforming the Liturgy | |
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| The Need for Feminist Theologies | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Notes | |
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| Suggestions for Further Reading | |
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| Subject Index | |
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| Scripture Index | |