Extraordinary Women of Christian History: What We Can Learn from Their Struggles and Triumphs

By Ruth A. Tucker

Book Overview

Christianity has long been criticized as a patriarchal religion. But during its two-thousand-year history, the faith has been influenced and passed down by faithful women. Martyrs and nuns, mystics and scholars, writers and reformers, preachers and missionaries, abolitionists and evangelists, these women are examples to us of faith, perseverance, forgiveness, and fortitude.With gracious irreverence, Ruth Tucker offers engaging and candid profiles of some of the most fascinating women of Christian history. From the famous to the infamous to the obscure, women like Perpetua, Joan of Arc, Teresa of Avila, Anne Hutchinson, Susanna Wesley, Ann Judson, Harriet Tubman, Fanny Crosby, Hannah Whitehall Smith, Corrie ten Boom, and Mother Teresa, along with dozens of others, come to vivid life. Perfect for small groups, these portraits of women who changed the world in their own significant way will spark lively discussion and inspire today's Christians to lives of faithful witness.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080101672X
• ISBN13: 9780801016721
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Baker Books
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Doesn't tell the whole story

The book is slanted to lift up values the author wanted to highlight but hides some of the negative traits of the women. I often had to go to Wikipedia to get the whole story.

R.A. Tucker is a dynamic and fantastic writer. Highly recommend!