Church Mother - The Writings of a Protestant Reformer in Sixteenth-Century Germany

Klappentext Imbued with character and independence! strength and articulateness! humor and conviction! abundant biblical knowledge and intense compassion! Katharina Schutz Zell (1498-1562) was an outspoken religious reformer in sixteenth-century Germany who campaigned for the right of clergy to marry and the responsibility of lay people--women as well as men--to proclaim the Gospel. As one of the first and most daring models of the pastor's wife in the Protestant Reformation! Schutz Zell demonstrated that she could be an equal partner in marriage; she was for many years a respected! if unofficial! mother of the established church of Strasbourg in an age when ecclesiastical leadership was dominated by men. Though a commoner! Schutz Zell participated actively in public life and wrote prolifically! including letters of consolation! devotional writings! biblical meditations! catechetical instructions! a sermon! and lengthy polemical exchanges with male theologians. The complete translations of her extant publications! except for her longest! are collected here in "Church Mother!" offering modern readers a rare opportunity to understand the important work of women in the formation of the early Protestant church. Zusammenfassung Katharina Schutz Zell (1498 - 1562) was an outspoken religious reformer in sixteenth-century Germany who campaigned for the right of clergy to marry. This book contains the translations of her publications! aiming to offer modern readers an opportunity to understand the important work of women in the formation of the early Protestant church.

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• Authors: Katharina Schütz-zell, Katharina Schutz Zell, Katharina Schutz/ McKee Zell, Zell Katharina Schutz
• Assisted by: Elsie McKee (Translation), McKee Elsie (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2006
• EAN: 9780226979670
• ISBN: 978-0-226-97967-0
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe; Other Voice in Early Modern Eu; Other Voice in Early Modern Eu; The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe; Other Voice in Early Modern Europe (CHUP); The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: The Toronto Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious, Germany, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, History of Religion, Biography: religious & spiritual, Biography: religious and spiritual, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, The Early Church, Protestantism & Protestant Churches, Protestantism and Protestant Churches