132: An Introduction to Early Church Mothers (Part 1) with Emilie Cubino

Emilie Cubino is a wife, mom, graduate student, business owner, and writer who is passionate about church history. Today she comes on the show to introduce us to early church mothers whom many of us probably don't know anything about, but should! I hope you come away from this episode encouraged and inspired by these examples of women who did amazing things for the sake of Christ and the wellbeing of the early church!     What We Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~Legalistic views of women and what the Word actually shows about their contribution to the early church ~Thecla and her contribution to the early church ~Perpetua and her contribution to the early church ~The strength of women ~Amma Syncletica (whose biography was written by Athanasius!) and her contribution to the early church ~How history shows that, prior to the Protestant Reformation, there were no other denominations and all Christians were Catholics ~Mecrina the Younger, her brothers St. Gregory of Nyssa and St. Basil the Great, and their impact on the early church ~The concept of asceticism ~How we need to be careful to not unfairly judge our early church mothers who did things differently than we might now ~St. Paula and her impact on the early church, the direct influence she had on translating the Scripture into the Latin Vulgate alongside St. Jerome ~The huge importance of studying history, especially church history; the impact that has on our faith ~And more!   For full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast