Abstract:contemporaries found pathological and L. deems problematic-is not only the path to finding one's true self but also the secret to the deepest possible delight in God. In L.'s view, what makes these figures unique is the way by which they coupled self-denial with pleasure and as ultimately life-giving. Both had become God's apostolic brides.Schurman enjoyed the distinction of being Europe's first female university student and the most renowned woman theologian of the 17th-century Netherlands. Because of her rej… Show more
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