A Feminist Companion to Patristic Literature [Hardcover]

The Feminist Companion to Patristic Literature is the twelfth volume in the Feminist Companion to the Bible and Early Christian Literature series. Presenting cutting-edge studies by both established scholars and new voices from diverse cultures and contexts, the series not only displays the range of feminist readings, it offers essential readings for all students of the New Testament and early Christian literature.This volume examines a number of Patristic texts and early christian documents from a feminist perspective including Clement of Rome, Clement of Alexandria, the Christian Martyr and the Gospel of Thomas. Contributors: Barbara Bowe, Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley, Denise Buell, Virginia Burrus, Elizabeth Castelli, Elizabeth Clark, Kathy Gaca, Robin Jensen, Ross S Kraemer, Carolyn Osiek, Carolyn Osiek, Theresa Shaw

 I found the work readable, stimulating, and informative Journal for the Study for the New Testament Booklist 2009 Ruth B. Edwards,Journal for the Study of the New Testament

Covering a wide selection of themes and texts, the authors primarily explore the construction of images, types and roles attributed to women, but without neglecting to include an important contextual reflection on the methods and perspectives of the contemporary feminist research work. Revue des Livres

Barbara E. Bowe
'Many Women Have Been Empowered through God's Grace': Feminist Contradictions and Curiosities in Clement of Rome



Denise Kimber Buell


Ambiguous Legacy: A Feminist Commentary on Clement of Alexandria's Works





Virginia Burrus


Torture and Travail: Producing the Christian Martyr





Elizabeth Castelli


Virginity and its Meaning for Women's Sexuality in Early Christianity





Elizabeth A. Clark


Ideology, History and the Construction of 'Woman' in Late Ancient Christianity





Kathy L. Gaca