A Woman's Way
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A Woman's Way

The Forgotten History of Women Spiritual Directors

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

A Woman's Way

The Forgotten History of Women Spiritual Directors

About this book

Given the significance of spiritual direction in modern Christianity, surprisingly little attention has been given to the tradition upon which today's spiritual direction is built. A long and interesting history does exist, though, as shown by Patricia Ranft in A Woman's Way. Ranft's insights shed light on the understanding society had of women as spiritual beings and on the position of women in a Christian society. This book delineates the history of spiritual direction for women and by women within the larger context of the history of Christian spirituality and its understanding of human perfectibility. By examining the ways in which women practiced spiritual direction, this study reveals the degree to which women influenced society by using an avenue of influence previously overlooked by scholars.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. A Woman’s Way
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1 Early Christianity
  7. Chapter 2 Women Spiritual Directors of Church Fathers
  8. Chapter 3 Early Monasticism and the Early Medieval West
  9. Chapter 4 The Great Medieval Directors
  10. Chapter 5 Late Middle Ages: Direction Comes of Age
  11. Chapter 6 Confessors, Spiritual Directors, and Women
  12. Chapter 7 Spiritual Directors within the New Orders
  13. Chapter 8 Spiritual Direction among the Protestants
  14. Chapter 9 The Modern Era
  15. Conclusion
  16. Notes
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index