A Book on Women as Ministers in Early Christianity.

when-women-were-priests-womens-leadership-in-early-karen-jo-torjesen-paperback-cover-artThe discussion this Sunday may leave you with some questions about the historical role of women as ministers in the earliest Christian churches. Here is a book that you may find helpful in exploring further information on that topic:

Karen J. Torjesen, When Women Were Priests: Women’s Leadership in the Early Church and the Scandal of Their Subordination in the Rise of Christianity.