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Title: Reformation Women
Subtitle: Sixteenth-Century Figures Who Shaped Christianity's Rebirth
Author: Rebecca VanDoodewaard
Narrator: Sarah Zimmerman
Format: Unabridged
Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-31-17
Publisher: christianaudio.com
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Religious Figures
Publisher's Summary:
Women are an essential element in church history. Just as Deborah, Esther, and the New Testament Marys helped shape Bible history, so the women of the Reformed church have helped to make its history great.
In Reformation Women, Rebecca Vandoodewaard introduces listeners to 12 16th-century women who are not as well known today as contemporaries like Katie Luther and Lady Jane Grey. Providing an example to Christians today of strong service to Christ and his church, these influential, godly women were devoted to Reformation truth, in many cases provided support for their husbands, practiced hospitality, and stewarded their intellectual abilities. Their strength and bravery will inspire you, and your understanding of church history will become richer as you learn how God used them to further the Reformation through their work and influence.
Members Reviews:
An Important and Encouraging Look at 12 Unknown Heroes of the Reformation
With this year celebrating the 500-year anniversary of the Reformation, there are many, many resources that are coming out about the Reformation. One of these new books takes a bit of a different approach to celebrating this monumental moment in church history by looking at 12 unknown women who were incredibly influential and instrumental in their own right.
A New Book
In her new book, Reformation Women: Sixteenth-Century Figures Who Shaped Christianityâs Rebirth, Rebecca VanDoodewaard examines the lives of 12 women, all of whom youâve probably never heard of, who were instrumental in their own way in Europeâs Reformation. The author says that âone of the goals of this book is to introduce todayâs Christians to believing women who helped form our Reformed faith but are largely unknown nowâ (xi).
Some Common Characteristics
In order to introduce the reader to this eclectic list of women â with varied personalities, nationalities, abilities, and family backgrounds â the author picked 12 women who shared some common characteristics:
1. They were devoted to the Protestant Church
2. If they were married to believers, they were devoted to their husbandsâ work
3. They were given to hospitably
4. They stewarded their intellectual abilities
5. They were brave
None of these women are household names, nor are many of them going to become household names through this book. Instead, their lives remind us of the supreme example of Godâs blessing in the midst of everyday faithfulness. The author says it this way:
âTheir unusual deeds stand out to us: fleeing in disguise, preventing war, enduring persecution, and resisting arranged marriages. But it is often their everyday faithfulness that was most formative for the church â husbands supported, children taught, saints sheltered, Bibles read and distributed. Few women today have the opportunity to command an army, but all believing women can be faithful in the mundane, obeying in their own circumstances. Perhaps that is the more challenging and daunting call.
