Women at the Table by Marie Anne Mayeski
Although often missing in official documents, women of medieval times exercised power and voice in the theological discussions around them. This text analyzes the biographies of three saints as genuine theological sources, acknowledging the roles these women played in the creation of these texts and as a legitimate part of the Church's tradition.
The three medieval women theologians are StMargaret of Scotland, St. Leoba of Saxony, and St. Radegunde of Gaul. Mayeski persuasively makes the point that the three women theologians stood out as spiritual leaders to their contemporaries; and thus there was a greater feminine influence on the Church in its early period than is ordinarily recognized or acknowledged.The Midwest Book Review, Reviewer's Bookwatch
Women at the Table is crisply organized and contains myriad bibliographical references. The book would be ideal for adult study groups as well as university courses in cultural and church history. It would be an excellent way to explore so many of the assumptions that have crippled the progress of women, and have crippled men in the process.New Theology Review
I highly recommend it as a standard text for courses in historical theology, spirituality and hagiography.Worship
This book has provided the new stimuli which in conjunction with today's pastoral needs and cultural values might encourage the Church to consider the contributions of women to questions of doctrine and theology in a different light. Women always have been at the table; perhaps they should be included in the discussion-again.Medieval Feminist Forum
In this pioneering study, Dr. Mayeski challenges both theologians and historians to rethink their traditional approaches to hagiography. Women at the Table offers new insights into the lives of medieval women as important sources for theology.Gary Macy, PhD, Professor, Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Latino/a Catholicism, University of San Diego
The very lives these women led, and the witness they gave, makes them theologians of a very important set.Magistra
Women at the Table is crisply organized and contains myriad bibliographical references. The book would be ideal for adult study groups as well as university courses in cultural and church history. It would be an excellent way to explore so many of the assumptions that have crippled the progress of women, and have crippled men in the process.New Theology Review
I highly recommend it as a standard text for courses in historical theology, spirituality and hagiography.Worship
This book has provided the new stimuli which in conjunction with today's pastoral needs and cultural values might encourage the Church to consider the contributions of women to questions of doctrine and theology in a different light. Women always have been at the table; perhaps they should be included in the discussion-again.Medieval Feminist Forum
In this pioneering study, Dr. Mayeski challenges both theologians and historians to rethink their traditional approaches to hagiography. Women at the Table offers new insights into the lives of medieval women as important sources for theology.Gary Macy, PhD, Professor, Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Latino/a Catholicism, University of San Diego
The very lives these women led, and the witness they gave, makes them theologians of a very important set.Magistra
Marie Anne Mayeski is professor emerita of theological studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Having written extensively on Aelred and his Cistercian context and on medieval women and their contributions to church, society, and theological developments, she has published three books: Women: Models of Liberation (Sheed and Ward), Dhuoda: Ninth Century Mother and Theologian (University of Scranton Press), and Women at the Table (Liturgical Press).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780814658291 |
| ISBN 10 | 0814658296 |
| Title | Women at the Table |
| Author | Marie Anne Mayeski |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Liturgical Press |
| Year published | 2004-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 168 |
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