The place of women

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Cards (22)

Which two women does St Paul refer to in his letter to the Romans?
Phoebe and Junia
How does St Paul describe Phoebe? 
A "deacon and patron of many"
What is Julia? 
An apostle
What is a deacon?
A member of the office of Christian Churches
Is a deacon ordained? 
No
What is an apostle?
A teacher, an important early Christian or missionary
Whose writings influenced the belief about Original Sin from the 2nd to 5th century?
Tertullian
St Jerome
St Augustine of Hippo
In the Western part of the Roman Empire, what did Christianity develop a loathing for?
The physical body
What do women become known as in the 2nd to 5th century?
"The devil's gateway"
When did men forbid women from being ordained as deacons?
The 5th century
What is celibacy? 
The decision to abstain from marriage and sexual relations for social and religious reasons
What did men who wanted to be close to God do?
Stay away from women (became celibate) to avoid the devil
What did convents offer women?
The opportunity for women to escape male-dominated society and the demands of motherhood
Who was Hildegarde? 
A leader of a convent who wrote music, poetry and letters that are now seen to express feminist views
Once married, what did a man in the 19th century have control over?
His wife's property and money
Once married, what would a woman in the 19th century do?
Raise children and work the land or keep house
What changed in the 19th century?
Human civil rights, democracy and nationalism, industrialisation and free market systems, slavery was abolished
What philosophical movement defined the 19th century?
The enlightenment period
What did the Education Act 1870 provide?
Universal primary education for boys and girls
What book did Catherine Booth publish?
Female Ministry: Women's Rights to Preach the Gospel
When did Catherine Booth publish her book?
1859
"She presumes to step on the platform or in the pulpit, she loses the delicacy and grace of the feminine character" - Booth