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Podcast: The Lutheran Ladies' Lounge from KFUO Radio
Episode: #135. Wild Card: Head Coverings in the History of Womanhood
Description: Recently, more and more Lutheran women have expressed curiosity in the ancient Christian practice of female head covering.In this wildest of Wild Card episodes, Rachel delves deeply into the history and meaning of veiling, examining the New Testament and its cultural context, the teachings of the Early Church Fathers, the Medieval art traditions, Luther’s writings, the Lutheran Confessions, and other sources as she seeks to better understand this now generally defunct tradition.Why did most married Christian women faithfully cover their heads during worship (and in many ca...