Heidi Campbell, “The Re-Formation of the Magdalene”
12 October 2022 |
Who do you think Mary Magdalene was? A woman with a scandalous past? The sister of Lazarus and Martha? First witness to the Resurrection? A rich heiress? An evangelist and miracle worker? Heidi Olson Campbell explores how the Reformation shifted the image of who Mary Magdalene was. Protestant reformers claimed great adherence to the biblical scriptures, but in the case of a famous biblical woman, did they actually return to the Bible evidence of who the Magdalene was? Or did they choose to leave elements of late medieval lore attached to her image?
The discussion will explore how we present biblical women in sermons. Are theology and the Bible driving the presentation of gender roles? Or are current sociopolitical needs and ideas shaping that depiction of women? Why is it important how women are portrayed in sermons?
Teacher:
Heidi Olson Campbell is a PhD Candidate in history at Baylor University. Her dissertation is on the sociopolitical factors impacting the representation of women in early modern English sermons. She currently is an adjunct professor at Baylor University and Washington Adventist University and is a subeditor on the Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists.
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