The Christian Reformation is something you’ve probably heard about if you’ve been around Christian circles for long enough.  You often hear about the key male figures and how they shaped the church.  But what about the women of that time?  What about the wives of the key male figures?  This book shares with us the lives of some lesser-known women and their faithfulness during this period in church history.

‘Reformation Women’ opens with this statement, “Women are an essential element in church history. Just as Sarah, Deborah, Esther, and the New Testament Marys helped shape Bible history, so the women of the Reformed church have helped to make its history great.”

I enjoyed reading the short biographies of the twelve women’s lives this book has chosen to focus on. Each biography is no more than 10 pages long. This makes it the perfect book for those who only have the time to read something brief and can then come back later for a totally different biography.

What a great encouragement this book was to me! It challenged me to think about what it looks like to live out my Christian faith as a woman, but also encouraged me that the mundanity of life can be lived to give God glory and be a witness and service to many others.

 As a wife and mother, I enjoyed reading about Anna Adlischweiler:

          “Her life remains a beautiful example of faithful love and self-sacrifice for God’s    

          people.  Though it must have seemed like drudgery to her at times, Anna’s work 

          brought comfort to hundreds each year, allowed young men to prepare for future 

          ministry, and enabled her husband to further the gospel cause in the place God had 

          put this faithful couple.”

To coincide with our annual conference, EQUIP Picks are 10 great reads, chosen and reviewed by the EQUIP Women Team for women.

EQUIP21 Picks will be available for a limited time online via our ministry partner, Reformers Bookshop.

A percentage of the sales from books bought via the above link will support our CMS missionary, M.

Meet Amy Sneddon

Pre-COVID, Amy recruited and organised the groups of ushers that were needed for the smooth running of the conference. Currently, she takes care of bulk emails.  Along with her husband, James and their three boys, she calls Jannali home. She is a high school Design and Technology teacher, who in her spare time enjoys a range of crafty activities, including sewing.