Women in the Church and Society (AQA A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards

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Women in the Church and Society
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Phoebe's role in early Church

Deacon and patron of many

Junia's role in early Church

Apostle

Tertullian's description of women

'The devil's gateway'

5th century Church councils & women deacons

Forbade their ordination

Celibacy definition

Abstaining from marriage & sexual relations

Hildegarde of Bingen (1098-1179)

German Benedictine Abbess, led convent, wrote music & poetry

Protestant Reformation period

16th century, new churches formed separately from Catholic

1870 Education Act

Provided universal primary education for boys and girls

Catherine Booth's 1859 publication

Female Ministry: Women's Right to Preach the Gospel

Impact of WWI on women by 1918

Women's new role established in economy and society

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