Power, Gender and Christian Mysticism by Grace M. Jantzen

Power, Gender and Christian Mysticism

Grace M. Jantzen

404 pages paperback 1995

2 editions

nonfiction religion informative reflective medium-paced
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In Western Christianity, the mystic was seen as having direct access to God, and therefore great authority. Dr. Jantzen discusses how men of power defined and controlled who should count as a mystic, and thus who would have power: women were point...

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