Interpreting Perpetua and her dreams

This thesis … will examine the challenges of the Perpetua text itself; … consider the importance of dreams and dream theories in the ancient world; explore the modern interpretations of Perpetua’s dreams; … present the author’s alternate interpretation, focusing on the use of women’s dreams as a means of empowerment … will explore how the lessons how the lessons learned from the study of Perpetua’s dreams have impacted my ministry as a trustee and fund manager. I will propose that there is an analogy between Perpetua the visionary, aware of responsibilities to her religious community, and the trustee as visionary, aware of responsibilities to his or her institution. -- Abstract.