...perception of women by society. When Barbara Harris was consecrated at the first female bishop in the Episcopal Church (USA) in 1989, Time magazine made a reference to her red nail polish--as if this has anything to do with her qualifications; but of course, it has everything to do with the way people perceive the issue. Torjesen examines multiple sources of ancient data to show evidence that women were preachers, prophets, pastors and patrons in ... ...of being in the home; when the church was similarly in the home, it would put women in leadership positions. Those women who rose to prominence outside of the home occasionally had power and influence in the church, too. Emperor Justinian's wife Theodora was known to be intensely interested and influential in the church controversies of the time. Various Pauline letters another other extra-testamentary writings show a strong female presence among ...
frkurt 28.09.2005
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