Katie Luther, First Lady of the Reformation: The Unconventional Life of Katharina Von Bora Contributor(s): Tucker, Ruth a. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0310532159 ISBN-13: 9780310532156 Publisher: Zondervan
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BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Church - History - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Religion | Christianity - History |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" L (0.40 lbs) 208 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/17/2017 Library Journal 08/01/2017 |
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Publisher Description: Katharina von Bora, wife of Martin Luther, was by any measure the First Lady of the Reformation. A strong woman with a mind of her own, she would remain unknown to us were it not for her larger than life husband. Unlike other noted Reformation women, her primary vocation was not related to ministry. She was a farmer and a brewer with a boarding house the size of a Holiday Inn - and all that with a large family and nursing responsibilities. In many ways, Katie was a modern woman - a Lean In woman or a modern-day version of a Proverbs 31 woman. Katharina's voice echoes among modern women, wives and mothers who have carved out a career of their own. Decisive and assertive, she transformed Martin Luther into at least a practicing egalitarian. Katharina was a full partner who was a no-nonsense, confident and determined woman, a starke Frau who did not cower when confronted by a powerful man. Ruth Tucker invites readers to visit Katie Luther in her sixteenth-century village life - with its celebrations and heartaches, housing, diet, fashion, childbirth, child-rearing and gender restrictions - and to welcome her today into our own living rooms and workplaces. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tucker, Ruth a.: - Ruth A. Tucker (PhD, Northern Illinois University) has taught mission studies and church history at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Calvin Theological Seminary. She is the author of dozens of articles and eighteen books, including the award-winning From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya. Visit her website at www.RuthTucker.com. |
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