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Protestant Nuns As Depictions Of Piety In Lutheran Funeral Sermons, Kathryn Dillinger
Protestant Nuns As Depictions Of Piety In Lutheran Funeral Sermons, Kathryn Dillinger
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Protestant nuns, Stiftsdamen, fulfilled a unique role in early modern Lutheran society. This papers focuses on the implied social roles and expected virtues of Protestant nuns [Stiftsdamen] in the works of male Lutheran pastors who supported Protestant theological positions that promoted marriage as the proper place for women, and yet who also praised unmarried female monastics in funeral sermons [Leichenpredigten]. Lutheran pastors wrote funeral sermons for both Stiftsdamen and married women, funeral sermons display similarities or differences between what virtues, characteristics, and displays of piety for women. A comparison will also be made between funeral …
Confucius Institute Fall 2011 Publication (Report), Dr. Wei-Ping Pan Director
Confucius Institute Fall 2011 Publication (Report), Dr. Wei-Ping Pan Director
The Confucius Institute Publications
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Confucius Institute Spring 2011 (Report), Dr. Wei-Ping Pan Director
Confucius Institute Spring 2011 (Report), Dr. Wei-Ping Pan Director
The Confucius Institute Publications
No abstract provided.