Issue 30. Women in the Medieval Church


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Summary
During the age of Christendom, lay women found one primary outlet through which they could express their spiritual yearnings: monasticism. Women entered orders and convents with well-developed self-identity and bold purpose: to seek the love of Christ. Encounters with a wildly loving God spurred some to isolation and others to action. Read about Julian's visions, Catherine's social service, Joan's bravery, and much more in this enlightening and inspiring issue of Christian History & Biography.

Inside this issue you'll find:

  • Catherine of Siena
    She lived only 33 years, but her vibrant faith and writings were so influential she has been declared a Doctor of the Church.
  • Also: The Black Death
    Catherine of Siena lived—and helped others—during the most devastating plague in human history.
  • Five Religious Options for Medieval Women
    In the High Middle Ages, Christian women found many ways to live a holy life.
  • Also:
    A Glossary—Terms of the Religious Life
  • Life in a Medieval Village
    From birth to death, a peasant woman's difficult life intersected the church.
  • Inside the Convent
    How did convents arise? Why did so many medieval women enter them?
  • Also: A Skeptic Inside the Nunnery
    Spiritual vitality—and tensions—within a twelfth-century priory.
  • The Gallery:
    Christian Women Writers of the Medieval World
  • Also: Joan of Arc
    The courageous and controversial teenager who saved her country
  • Heloise and Abelard's Tumultuous Affair
    She became an acclaimed abbess; he was one of the greatest philosophers of the medieval world. Yet their fabled love deeply damaged them both.
  • The Mystics
    Why did mysticism flower in the medieval world—and why did women often lead in it?
  • Also: Voices of the Mystics
  • Writings from Women in the Medieval Church
    Brief selections from four key books
  • The Faith behind the Famous:
    Isaac Newton
    He has been called "the greatest scientific genius the world has known." Yet he spent less time on science than on theology.
  • Also: Newton's Views on Science and Faith
  • Significant Events in the Life of Isaac Newton
  • Readers Respond to the "100 Events" Issue
    Which events should have been listed? Here's what you said.
    Departments
  • Did You Know?
  • From the Editor
  • CH Timeline
  • Recommended Resources


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