ABSTRACT
Johanna Eleonora Petersen belongs to the group of women who, from the very beginning, played a major role in the theological, literary, and historical discussions of Pietism. The most important facts of her biography, as well as the most significant of her theological works, have been generally known since her lifetime. Her importance has been increasingly appreciated in recent research on Pietism, particularly over the last few years, in which several studies on her personal life and various aspects of her work have appeared.1 By applying to her person and work the line of inquiry that has been developed in the context of women’s and gender studies, new perspectives may be gained for further research.
