| Description |
1 online resource (xxix, 140 pages) |
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The other voice in early modern Europe |
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Other voice in early modern Europe.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Series Editors' Introduction; Johanna Eleonora Petersen, née von und zu Merlau (1644-1724): From Noblewoman to Radical Pietist; Volume Editor's Bibliography; The Life of Lady Johanna Eleonora Petersen, née von und zu Merlau, Wife of Dr. Johann Wilhelm Petersen, Written by Herself; Appendix A; Appendix B; Series Editors' Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
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 an |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-134) and index |
| Notes |
Translated from the German |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Petersen, Johanna Eleonora.
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Petersen, Johanna Eleonora |
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Pietism -- Germany
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Pietists -- Germany -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Religious.
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RELIGION -- History.
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Pietism
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Pietists
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Vrouwen.
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Piëtisme.
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Germany
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Electronic books
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autobiographies (literary works)
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Autobiographies
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Biographies
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Becker-Cantarino, Barbara.
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| ISBN |
9780226663005 |
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0226663000 |
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9780226662985 |
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0226662985 |
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9780226662992 |
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0226662993 |
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