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Until 1970, the Vatican had never recognized a woman as a Doctor of the Church. Today there are four: Teresa of Avila, Catherine of Siena, Therese of Lisieux, and Hildegard of Bingen. Now you can get an in-depth look at their lives with award-winning religious-studies scholar Elizabeth A. Dreyer. Despite living in different countries, centuries, and cultural contexts, the four women Doctors of the Church are all boundless sources of wisdom and faith. Now, through Professor Dreyer's engaging twelve-lecture course, you can understand each woman's powerful theology, letting her spirituality guide you. As you explore the historical context that gave rise to these women's ideas, you will learn how to retrieve aspects of their theological thought in a critical and relevant way today. Including women's perspectives in the Church helps us broaden what we understand in theology and reminds us that all Christians are invited to be theologians.

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Elizabeth A. Dreyer, Ph.D., is a professor emerita of religious studies at Fairfield University. An expert in medieval women mystics, the history of Christian spirituality, and the role of women in Christianity, she received her Ph.D. from Marquette University. She is the author or co-author of ten books, including Making Sense of God: A Woman's Perspective, which won first place in the Catholic Press Association's Gender Issues category. Elizabeth A. Dreyer, Ph.D., is a professor emerita of religious studies at Fairfield University. An expert in medieval women mystics, the history of Christian spirituality, and the role of women in Christianity, she received her Ph.D. from Marquette University. She is the author or co-author of ten books, including Making Sense of God: A Woman's Perspective, which won first place in the Catholic Press Association's Gender Issues category.

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