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Women in Church history have played a variety of roles in the life of Christianity—notably as contemplatives, health care givers, educationalists and missionaries. Until recent times, women were generally excluded from episcopal and clerical positions within the certain Christian churches; however, great numbers of women have been influential in the life of the church, from contemporaries of ...
A prophet equal to Agabus and Philip's daughters, she is recognized for her role in Christian prophecy and leadership in Asia Minor. [13] Blandina (Saint & Martyr) c. 162 – 177 CE Lugdunum: Blandina, a Christian slave and martyr during the persecutions of 177–178 CE, endured severe torture, declaring, "I am a Christian."
Christian leaders throughout history have been patriarchal, taking names that downplay female leadership in the church. These include "father", "abbot" or "abba" (meaning 'father'), and "pope" or "papa" (also meaning 'father'). [25] Linda Woodhead notes that such language excludes women from such roles.
Nancey Murphy, professor of Christian philosophy, author, and ordained minister. Thomas C. Oden, father of Paleo-Orthodoxy; theologian associated with Drew University; J. I. Packer, theological editor for the English Standard Version, author of Knowing God; Alvin Plantinga, University of Notre Dame, philosopher, Warrant and Christian Belief
Three women figure prominently in the history of the Baháʼí Faith: Táhirih, a disciple of the Báb; Ásíyih Khánum, the wife of Baháʼu'lláh; and Bahíyyih Khánum the daughter of Baháʼu'lláh. Táhirih and Bahíyyih, in particular, held strong leadership positions and are seen vital to the development of the religion.
In many denominations of Christianity the ordination of women is a relatively recent phenomenon within the life of the Church. As opportunities for women have expanded in the last 50 years, those ordained women who broke new ground or took on roles not traditionally held by women in the Church have been and continue to be considered notable.
Many Catholic women, both lay and in religious orders, have become influential mystics or theologians – with four women now recognised as Doctors of the Church: the Carmelites have produced two such women, the Spanish mystic Saint Teresa of Avila and French author Saint Therese of Lisieux; while Catherine of Siena was an Italian Dominican and ...
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