The spiritual nature of woman in Scripture and early Christian writings -- Women in early Christian communities -- Fourth-century theologians -- Fourth-century women -- Devotional life and Mary in late antiquity -- Early medieval saints East and West -- Early medieval monasticism and Church life -- The High Middle Ages: hermits and scholars -- The new spirituality and medieval culture -- Late medieval mysticism and the devotio moderna -- Women in late medieval sermons, literature, and the arts -- Reformation, Counter-Reformation, and Enlightenment opinions of women.