Fascinating facts about women in the medieval church.

Despite countless books, conferences, and theological debates, the role of women in the church is far from settled.

Catherine of Siena lived—and helped others—during the most devastating plague in human history.

In the High Middle Ages, Christian women found many ways to live a holy life.

A glossary of terms relating to religious life of women in the Middle Ages.

From birth to death, a peasant woman’s difficult life intersected the church.

How did convents arise? Why did so many medieval women enter them?

Spiritual vitality—and tensions—within a twelfth-century priory.

Who was who among Christian women writers of the Middle Ages.

This courageous and controversial medieval teenager saved her country

Chronology of some key events pertaining to Christian women in the Middle Ages.

She became an acclaimed abbess; he was one of the greatest philosophers of the medieval world. Yet their fabled love deeply damaged them both.

Why did mysticism flower in the medieval world—and why did women often lead in it?

Women mystics of the Middle Ages.

Brief selections from four key books.

Resources for women in the medieval church.

He has been called “the greatest scientific genius the world has known.” Yet he spent less time on science than on theology.

Newton’s faith in his own words.

Chronology of Isaac Newton’ life and times.

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