Women in the Mission of the Church – Their Opportunities and Obstacles throughout Christian History

Outreach 2022 Resource of the Year (Theology and Biblical Studies)

2021 ASM (American Society of Missiology) Book of the Year Award

Women have been central to the work of Christian ministry from the time of Jesus to the twenty-first century. Yet the story of Christianity is too often told as a story of men. This accessibly written book tells the story of women throughout church history, demonstrating their integral participation in the church's mission. It highlights the legacies of a wide variety of women, showing how they have overcome obstacles to their ministries and have transformed cultural constraints to spread the gospel and build the church.

About the author

Leanne M. Dzubinski (PhD, University of Georgia) is associate dean, associate professor of intercultural education and studies, and director of the intercultural education graduate program at Biola University in La Mirada, California.

Anneke H. Stasson (PhD, Boston University) is associate professor of humanities and history at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana.

Summary

Demonstrates the integral participation of women in the church's mission from the first century to the twentieth century, showing how they have overcome obstacles to their ministries and have transformed cultural constraints to spread the gospel.

Product details

• Authors: Leanne M Dzubinski, Leanne M. Dzubinski, Anneke H Stasson, Anneke H. Stasson
• Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781540960726
• ISBN: 978-1-5409-6072-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 228 mm x 153 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 354 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Gift books, albums, perpetual calendars, postcard booklets; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works