Women and the Reformation gathers historical materials and personal accounts to provide a comprehensive and accessible look at the status and contributions of women as leaders in the 16th century Protestant world. Explores the new and expanded role as core participants in Christian life that women experienced during the Reformation Examines diverse individual stories from women of the times; ranging from biographical sketches of the ex-nun Katharina von Bora Luther and Queen Jeanne d’Albret; to the prophetess Ursula Jost and the learned Olimpia Fulvia Morata Brings together social history and theology to provide a groundbreaking volume on the theological effects that these women had on Christian life and spirituality Accompanied by a website at www.blackwellpublishing.com/stjerna offering student’s access to the writings by the women featured in the book
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy vicki Markhamvery interesting reading….. about the lost ships of the turn of the century.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good read for artic fansBy M TurnbullMy husband was an arctic explorer while serving in the army and he enjoyed this book. Personally I haven't read it4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. "Finding Franklin had been nothing less than a crusade"By mwreview"Resolute" by Martin W. Sandler begins as a very intriguing story of a ghost ship discovered by the whaling ship "George Henry" in 1855. Items were laid out on the HMS "Resolute" as if the crew of the British ship had just stepped out. But; as a previous reviewer has pointed out; the "Resolute" is not the main subject of this work; in fact; there turns out to be not a lot to her story. Her abandonment was not mysterious and her future after being found not as significant as one might gather from the first chapter. Later in the book; it is described how; through the daring and expert command of Captain James Buddington; the "Resolute" was brought to port in New London; Connecticut. From there; the "Resolute" became more a symbol of U.S./English relations; but; ultimately; not in the form of a ship. She would be scrapped and made into desks.The book is mainly about the search for the Northwest Passage and the missing Franklin Expedition. These subjects definitely make the book worthwhile; particularly the latter. "The longest and most expensive search and rescue mission ever undertaken" lasted twelve years; involved scores of ships and thousands of officers and men and saw its share of the good (Lady Franklin and Capt. Henry Kellet); the bad (Sir Edward Belcher); and the ugly (Lt. Robert McClure) along the way. McClure is painted in "Resolute" as possibly a worse villain than Stephan Goldner; the man who provided tainted canned goods to the Franklin crew; is in the book "Ice Blink" by Scott Cookman.The findings of John Rae; Charles Francis Hall; and Frederick Schwatka; all of whom lived among and interviewed the Inuit about the fate of the Franklin Expedition; are described indepth. This reviewer recently watched the NOVA documentary "Arctic Passage: Prisoners of the Ice." "Arctic Passage" documented the interviews with the natives by John Rae; however; this reviewer does not recall Schwatka being mentioned. Perhaps stories discovered by Hall were attributed to Rae in the film. Sandler definitely used the documentary in his work as; towards the end; he used direct quotes from expert analysts from "Arctic Passage."The most important part of this book for this reviewer is the examination of the search expeditions that set out to find Franklin. "Resolute" is to the Franklin Expedition as "The Lost Men" by Kelly Tyler-Lewis is to the story of the "Endurance." It is further reading on an already fascinating subject. The work is well-researched with an epilogue on the fates of some of the principal players; Timeline of events; illustration of the plans for the "HMS Resolute;" instructions given to Sir John Franklin; 23 pages of chapter notes; and illustrations throughout along with two sections of glossy photos (some in color). One point which puzzled this reviewer; but was not elaborated upon by the author; is the evidence of cannibalism found by Owen Beattie and John Geiger (the latter name misspelled once on page 226) on Beechey Island. Why would cannibalism have occurred so early in the expedition when food was plentiful? A date error was found on page 148 where Elisha Kane was noted as returning from his search expedition on October 11; 1845 (obviously incorrect; should have been 1855). The story of the search expeditions; though; is full of intrigue and the character development is such that this reviewer acquired strong likes and even stronger dislikes of some of the people involved. "Resolute" is highly recommended to readers interested in maritime history in general and the Franklin Expedition in particular.
