In his Letter to the Romans, St Paul includes an introduction fora woman called Phoebe, a deacon of the church at Corinth, wherehe had spent time in around AD 50. In Paul and Phoebe, ElizabethRees explores the relationship between the two, the communitiesthey knew, and other early Christian sites in the Peloponnese,where the focus has previously been on the magnificent pre-Christian heritage of the region, with its sculptures andtemples. However, there is often a closer relationship betweenthe two than might be though, as the author shows in this studyof the early Christian communities of Greece and some of thepersonalities that inhabited it. Elizabeth Rees, a RomanCatholic nun, gained a master's degree from Oxford Universitybefore starting a career as a pastoral worker and writer andlecturer in early Christian history and spirituality. She leadscourses on Celtic spirituality throughout Britain. Her previousbooks include Christian Symbols, Ancient Roots and Celtic Saints:Passionate Wanderers.