Cynthia Aalders

Gebundenes Buch

The Spiritual Lives and Manuscript Cultures of Eighteenth-Century English Women

Writing Religious Communities

Beschreibung

Using extensive original archival research, this book argues that women practiced, learned about, and taught others the Christian faith through their life writings (including letters and diaries) forming and shaping religious communities in ways that supplemented the more formal spiritual and didactic writings of male ministers and theologians.

Autor

Cynthia Aalders is Associate Professor of the History of Christianity and Director of the John Richard Allison Library at Regent College. A graduate of the University of Oxford's doctoral program in history, she is the author of To Express the Ineffable: The Hymns and Spirituality of Anne Steele and numerous book chapters and articles. She has taught and spoken widely to international audiences on the history of women's theological and literary contributions to diverse cultures. Her current research explores the religious lives of eighteenth-century children.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 142mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9780198872283
• ISBN-10: 0198872283
• Artikelnr.: 69720395