In a Telegram & Gazette article on Easter Sunday, Caroline Johnson Hodge, associate professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross, and Virginia Raguin, professor of art history at the College of the Holy Cross, provided insight into the role of women in early Christianity, particularly the events surrounding the crucifixion of Jesus.
“What's important in all the accounts is that women were the first to be at the tomb and they were told to spread the good news. That’s striking,” said Johnson Hodge.
Raguin pointed out that it isn’t surprising that women played prominent roles in early Christian society. “For the most part, it's natural for early Christianity to be inclusive. Everybody was poor and it really didn't matter if you were different. Whether you were a man or a woman, you got up in the morning and went to work. Early Christians were truly anti-establishment types.”
This "Holy Cross in the News" item is by Sara Bovat '14.
