A Women's History of the Christian Church

Elizabeth Gillan Muir taught Canadian Studies at the University of Waterloo and Religious Studies at Emmanuel College, the University of Toronto, and served on the national executive staff of the United Church of Canada.

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Preface

1. Women in the Early Church: Part I
2. Women in the Early Church: Part II
3. The Rise of the Virgin Mary and the Devolution of Mary Magdalene
4. The Nun, the Abbess, and the Anchorite
5. La Papesse and La Pucelle
6. Woman as Witch
7. The Mystics
8. Women in Religious Communities before the Protestant Reformation
 The Cathars
 The Beguines
 The Humiliati
9. Women in Religious Communities in the Protestant Tradition
 The Waldensians
 The Lollards
 The Anabaptists
 The Moravians
 The Baptists
 The Church of the Brethren
 The Church of God (Anderson)
10. Methodism
11. Women Who Founded Churches under the Roman Catholic Church
 The Guglielmites
 The Ursulines
 Mary Ward and the English Ladies
 The Company of the Daughters of Charity
12. Other Women Who Founded Churches: Part I
 The Quakers
 The Shakers
 The Society of Universal Friends
 The Seventh Day Adventist Church
 The Salvation Army
 Christian Science
13. Other Women Who Founded Churches: Part II
 The Church of the Nazarene
 The Foursquare Gospel Church
 The Mita Congregation
 The Saint John’s Apostolic Faith Mission
 The Pillar of Fire
 The Lumpa Church
 The Yoido Full Gospel Church
 The Mai (Mother) Chaza Church
 Mother Leafy Anderson
14. The Missionary Impulse
15. Women in the Church Today

Conclusion
Appendix 1: Timeline
Glossary
Index
Sources