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status of women in Christianity  

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  • With more than 2 billion adherents, Christianity has become one of the largest religions in recorded human history. Christianity exerts considerable sociopolitical influence in many societies, especially the specific roles that have been prescribed for women. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Christianity, Status of Women in]

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