’This is an excellent collection and contributes much to an understanding of Astell in her contemporary contexts.’ Ecclesiastical History ’This is exactly the sort of anthology of Astell's writings which is needed in English. Mary Astell: Reason, Gender, Faith makes an excellent critical companion... as well as being an important new contribution to the study of Mary Astell in its own right.’ Gender & History ’Gracefully acknowledging the earlier feminist recovery work, this collection moves past benchmark labels to position Astell within the discourses of power, authority, and spirituality in her lifetime... essential reading for its portrayal of a woman fully engaged with the central intellectual debates of her times.’ The Scriblerian
