Barbara J. MacHaffie

2.5 stars

This book gathers together excerpts from various documents having to do with women in the history of Christianity. Some are conservative, some liberal.

The introductions, written by MacHaffie, also seemed to vary in their bias, which dragged my rating down a bit.

This book was published in 1992, and the most recent document came from 1985, so it is lacking in more current issues, but it serves the historical purpose well enough.

This brief history is a fast-paced, readable introduction to the status of women in Christian history from Bible times to the present, with an emphasis on the American scene. The work provides a good survey of much new ground that is been uncovered by recent research, and concludes with useful suggestions for further reading.

Best collection of primary texts about women in Christianity.

Introduction to the status of women in Christian history from Biblical times to the 1980s with emphasis on the American scene.