The Faith of Women. Experiences, Traditions and Opinions

Abstract

This article is an attempt to look at the faith of women from the theological perspective. It analyses the spiritual writings of the faithful women, mostly the founders of religious congregations in the Catholic Church, including unpublished and archival sources. It presents the female point of view on: the yearning to unite with the Bridegroom; following the steps of Mary in order to be closer to Jesus; the hope for the community of faith and spiritual formation and the motherly image of God. The text also discusses the developments in the conception of female Christian vocation, accompanied with the changed vision of the space where the female faith grows – from the nunnery to the consecrated life in the world.