Title Page WOMANVOLUME III WOMEN OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY BY Rev. ALFRED BRITTAIN and MITCHELL CARROLL, Ph.D. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY J. CULLEN AYER, Jr., Ph.D. OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY [Illustration 1: SEEKING SHELTER After the painting by Luc Oliver Merson Notwithstanding all that is said in these ancient writings in the attempt to do her honor, we must conclude that the glory of the halo which beautifies the head of the real Mary is derived by reflection from the moral splendor of her Son.... We need such a poetic creation as Mary; and her place at the head of all the daughters of earth is the more secure and effective because her figure in authentic history is but a shadowy outline. The ideal woman whom all mankind loves and reverences as Virgin, Mother, and Saint, is objectified by concentrating in Mary of Nazareth all possible feminine grace, beauty, and purity.] Woman In all ages and in all countries VOLUME III WOMEN OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY BY Rev. ALFRED BRITTAIN AND MITCHELL CARROLL, Ph. D. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY J. CULLEN AYER, Jr., Ph. D. Of Harvard University ILLUSTRATED PHILADELPHIA GEORGE BARRIE & SONS, Publishers COPYRIGHT, 1907, BY GEORGE BARRIE & SONS Entered at Stationers' Hall, London Links Bible Library • Interlinear Bible • Bible Commentaries • Bible Concordance • Topical Bible • Bible Summary • Bible Outline • Bible Timeline • Children's Bible • Bible Hub Homepage |
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