1st Edition

Women in Christianity in the Age of Enlightenment 1650-1800

Edited By Hugo Córdova Quero, Cristian Mor Copyright 2026
266 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

266 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This volume offers a multidisciplinary reassessment of women’s intellectual, spiritual, and artistic contributions during the Enlightenment, challenging their place in dominant historical, theological, and philosophical narratives. Women in Christianity in the Age of Enlightenment brings together eight thematically interconnected chapters that examine how women across diverse geographies... Read more

Contents

List of Figures

List of Contributors

Introduction: Contributions Towards Recognizing the Visibility of Women and Their Role in Crafting the Enlightenment
Hugo Córdova Quero and Cristian Mor

1. Theological Approaches to Women: Enlightened Feminist Biblical Hermeneutics
María de los Ángeles Roberto

2. The Role of Mary: Marian Theology and Devotion in the Age of Enlightenment
Sarah Jane Boss

3. Illuminated Lives, Flowery Breasts, and Laborious Hands: Christian Female Saints in the Times of the Enlightenment
Anderson Fabian Santos Meza

4. Breaking Through: Women, Science, Technology, and Access to Knowledge in the Enlightenment
Andrea Lacombe

5. Sapere Aude: Women and Education During the Enlightenment
Marilú Rojas Salazar

6. Women and Philosophy in the Enlightenment
Maria Antònia Martí Escayol and Raul Ciannella

7. Popular Beliefs, Resistance, and Resilience: Madame Guyon’s Mothering the People according to The Life, by Herself and her Theology of Prayer
Kathleen M. Griffin

8. Knowing It Can Be Done: Women in the Art of the Enlightenment (1650-1800)
Silvia Martínez Cano. 

Index

Biography

Hugo Córdova Quero is the Director of Institute Sophia in Saint Louis, Missouri, Associate Professor of Critical Theories and Queer Theologies, and the Director of Digital Learning at Starr King School for the Ministry (SKSM) in Oakland, California, USA.

Cristian Mor is a senior researcher, consultant, strategy director, and professor at Institute Sophia in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.