Contributions

  • Barbara Becker-Cantarino (Translator) - Contributor

Publication

2005-04-15 - University Of Chicago Press

Language

English

Word Count

42,000 words, Guess

Page Count

168 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • LibraryThing2050477
  • Better World Books9780226662985
  • Open LibraryOL9577660M

Classifications

  • LCCBR1653.P47A3 2005

Description

"In a time when the Pauline dictum decreed that women be silent in matters of the Church, Johanna Eleonora Petersen (1644-1724) was a pioneering author of religious books, insisting on her right to speak out as a believer above her male counterparts. Publishing her readings of the Gospels and the Book of Revelation as well as her thoughts on theology in general, Petersen and her writings created controversy, especially in orthodox circles, and she became a voice for the radical Pietists--those most at odds with Lutheran ministers and their teachings. But she defended her lay religious calling and ultimately printed fourteen original works, including her autobiography, the first of its kind written by a woman in Germany--all in an age in which most women were unable to read or write."--Publisher's description.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The Life of Lady Johanna Eleonora Petersen, Written by Herself: Pietism and Women's Autobiography in Seventeenth-Century Germany (The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe)HardcoverUniversity Of Chicago Press2005-04-15

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