Until 1970, the Vatican had never recognized a woman as a Doctor of the Church. Today there are four: Teresa of Ávila, Catherine of Siena, Thérèse 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 Prof. Dreyer’s engaging 12-lecture course, available in audio and video, you can understand each woman’s powerful theology, letting her spirituality guide you.
Professor Dreyer is an expert in medieval women mystics and the role of women in Christianity. She is the author or coauthor of ten books, including Making Sense of God: A Woman’s Perspective (St. Anthony Messenger, 2008), which won first place in the Catholic Press Association’s Gender Issues category.
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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 Ávila, Catherine of Siena, Thérèse 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 Prof. Dreyer’s engaging 12-lecture course, available in audio and video, you can understand each woman’s powerful theology, letting her spirituality guide you.
Professor Dreyer is an expert in medieval women mystics and the role of women in Christianity. She is the author or coauthor of ten books, including Making Sense of God: A Woman’s Perspective (St. Anthony Messenger, 2008), which won first place in the Catholic Press Association’s Gender Issues category.
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.
Join Prof. Dreyer to discover new depths of the Christian theological tradition with Hildegard, Catherine, Teresa, and Thérèse.
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Women Doctors of the Church: Long Overdue Recognition
Theology and Spirituality: Mortal Enemies or Welcome Allies?
Hildegard of Bingen: Benedictine Abbess, Physician, Composer, and Theologian
Hildegard of Bingen: Theology of the Holy Spirit
Catherine’s Siena: Public Ministry to Church and World
Catherine of Siena: Theology of Incarnation
Teresa of Ávila: Theologian, Reformer, and Spiritual Guide
Teresa of Ávila: Theology of the Human Person
Thérèse of Lisieux: 19th Century French Catholicism
Thérèse of Lisieux: Theology of the Cross
Women’s Theology: Insight and Guidance for Our Time
Grassroots Theology: The Universal Call of Baptism
7 reviews for Four Catholic Women Who Changed Christianity: Teresa of Ávila, Catherine of Siena, Thérèse of Lisieux, and Hildegard of Bingen
Rated 5 out of 5
Jean C., NY –
Fall Survey: October 2016
This is about the four women doctors of the church. Their place in history and their personal spirituality were presented in depth. Much information – a course that requires more than one listening.
Rated 5 out of 5
Sister Joan D., CA –
Winter Survey: January 2017
I learned a great deal about many women mystics and it was very down to earth in presentations.
Rated 5 out of 5
Charles C. Ireland –
Winter Survey: January 2017
It was a course that was simple to understand yet profound in its content. Broad in scope but interesting to make one go and find out more about these wonderful women theologians!
Rated 4 out of 5
Joe Z., NE –
Summer Survey: July 2017
Have enjoyed the courses. Been pleased with everything I’ve watched
Rated 4 out of 5
Agnes B., DE –
Summer Survey: July 2017
This presented information not readily available as a whole elsewhere. Women Doctors of the Church. We watched this as a group and perhaps the way we did that (one session a month) made the presentation less positive.
Rated 5 out of 5
Rev. Donald J. T., IN –
2018 Spring Survey
An valuable course on the importance and history of women in the Catholic tradition.
Rated 5 out of 5
Anonymous –
Summer 2018 Survey
It is encouraging to me to see and learn more about Catholic women who have left their legacy for us in 2018!
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Jean C., NY –
Fall Survey: October 2016
This is about the four women doctors of the church. Their place in history and their personal spirituality were presented in depth. Much information – a course that requires more than one listening.
Sister Joan D., CA –
Winter Survey: January 2017
I learned a great deal about many women mystics and it was very down to earth in presentations.
Charles C. Ireland –
Winter Survey: January 2017
It was a course that was simple to understand yet profound in its content. Broad in scope but interesting to make one go and find out more about these wonderful women theologians!
Joe Z., NE –
Summer Survey: July 2017
Have enjoyed the courses. Been pleased with everything I’ve watched
Agnes B., DE –
Summer Survey: July 2017
This presented information not readily available as a whole elsewhere. Women Doctors of the Church. We watched this as a group and perhaps the way we did that (one session a month) made the presentation less positive.
Rev. Donald J. T., IN –
2018 Spring Survey
An valuable course on the importance and history of women in the Catholic tradition.
Anonymous –
Summer 2018 Survey
It is encouraging to me to see and learn more about Catholic women who have left their legacy for us in 2018!