The Magdalene in the Reformation The MAGDALENE in the REFORMATION Margaret Arnold The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press Cambridge, Mas sa chu setts London, England 2018 Copyright © 2018 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College All rights reserved Printed in the United States of Amer i ca First printing library of congress cataloging- in- publication data Names: Arnold, Margaret, 1973– author. Title: The Magdalene in the Reformation / Margaret Arnold. Description: Cambridge, Mas sa chu setts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2018. Identifiers: lccn 2018008137 | isbn 9780674979994 (hardcover : alk. paper) Subjects: lcsh: Mary Magdalene, Saint. | Mary Magdalene, Saint— Cult. | Reformation. | Women in Chris tian ity— Europe— History. | Europe— Church History—16th  century. | Europe— Church history—17th  century. Classification: lcc BS2485 .A76 2018 | ddc 226 / .092– dc23 LC rec ord available at https:// lccn . loc . gov / 2018008137 Jacket design: Lisa Roberts Jacket art: Saint Mary Magdalene by Piero di Cosimo, 1490-1495. Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Rome, Italy. Photography by Nimatallah, Art Resource, NY For Christopher Contents Introduction A Woman for All Seasons 1 1. The Medieval Magdalene Establishing a Cult of Personality 17 2. Teacher of the Dear Apostles Lutheran Preaching on Mary Magdalene 43 3. Publish the Coming of the Lord Evangelical Magdalenes 71 4. A Most Holy Penitent Preaching and Teaching the Magdalene in the Catholic Reformation 95 5. Love Made Her Dare The Magdalene among Catholic Women 127 6. These Magdalens Diversity in the Reformed Tradition 167 7. Mark This, Ye Despisers of the Weakness of Women The Magdalene of the Radical Reformation 201 Conclusion An Army of Such Ladies 223 Notes 245 Acknowl edgments 291 Index 293 The Magdalene in the Reformation