The Magdalene in the Reformation / Margaret Arnold.

Prostitute, apostle, evangelist--the conversion of Mary Magdalene from sinner to saint is one of the Christian tradition's most compelling stories, and one of the most controversial. The identity of the woman--or, more likely, women--represented by this iconic figure has been the subject of dispute...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Arnold, Margaret, 1973- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Mary Magdalene, > Saint.
Mary Magdalene, > Saint > Cult.
Reformation.
Women in Christianity > Europe > History.
Europe > Church history > 16th century.
Europe > Church history > 17th century.
Cults.
Women in Christianity.
Europe.
1500-1699
Church history.
History.
Genre:
Church history.
History.
Physical Description:300 pages ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: A woman for all seasons
  • The medieval Magdalene: establishing a cult of personality
  • Teacher of the dear apostles: Lutheran preaching on Mary Magdalene
  • Publish the coming of the Lord: evangelical Magdalenes
  • A most holy penitent: preaching and teaching the Magdalene in the Catholic Reformation
  • Love made her dare: the Magdalene among Catholic women
  • These Magdalens: diversity in the reformed tradition
  • Mark this, ye despisers of the weakness of women: the Magdalene of the Radical Reformation
  • Conclusion: An army of such ladies.