1. The Widespread Influence of Christianity
In God the Father/God the Mother: The Gnostic Gospels and the Suppression of Early Christian Feminism, Pagels shows how political and social concerns shaped Christianity's treatment of women, but doesn't specifically state how. ... As stated by Pagels, "The men form the legitimate body of the community, while women are allowed to participate only when they assimilated themselves (University Readers 82).... The rise of the Roman Orthodox Church was a result of Christianity's political popularity. "As Christians became more prominent in the Roman empire, state authorit...
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