Author: Warren Dunham FosterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Heroines of Modern Religion
Author: Warren Dunham FosterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
50 Women Every Christian Should Know
Author: Michelle DeRushaPublisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1441220623
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Throughout history, countless women have boldly stepped out in faith and courage, leaving their indelible mark on those around them and on the kingdom of God. In lively prose Michelle DeRusha tells their stories, bringing into focus fifty incredible heroines of the faith. From Catherine of Siena, Teresa of Avila, and Anne Hutchison to Susanna Wesley, Harriet Tubman, and Corrie ten Boom, women both famous and admirable live again under DeRusha's expert pen. These engaging narratives are a potent reminder to readers that we are not alone, the battles we face today are not new, and God is always with us in the midst of the struggle.
Women in Japanese Religions
Author: Barbara AmbrosPublisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1479827622
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
A comprehensive history of women in Japanese religious traditions Scholars have widely acknowledged the persistent ambivalence with which the Japanese religious traditions treat women. Much existing scholarship depicts Japan’s religious traditions as mere means of oppression. But this view raises a question: How have ambivalent and even misogynistic religious discourses on gender still come to inspire devotion and emulation among women? In Women in Japanese Religions, Barbara R. Ambros examines the roles that women have played in the religions of Japan. An important corrective to more common male-centered narratives of Japanese religious history, this text presents a synthetic long view of Japanese religions from a distinct angle that has typically been discounted in standard survey accounts of Japanese religions. Drawing on a diverse collection of writings by and about women, Ambros argues that ambivalent religious discourses in Japan have not simply subordinated women but also given them religious resources to pursue their own interests and agendas. Comprising nine chapters organized chronologically, the book begins with the archeological evidence of fertility cults and the early shamanic ruler Himiko in prehistoric Japan and ends with an examination of the influence of feminism and demographic changes on religious practices during the “lost decades” of the post-1990 era. By viewing Japanese religious history through the eyes of women, Women in Japanese Religions presents a new narrative that offers strikingly different vistas of Japan’s pluralistic traditions than the received accounts that foreground male religious figures and male-dominated institutions.
Women's Spirituality
Author: Johanna H. StuckeyPublisher: Inanna Publications & Education
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This book comes directly out of women's grassroots efforts to understand and transform their spiritual traditions. It is a comprehensive account of the discussions, arguments, perspectives and approaches of contemporary women in Canada toward spirituality and the monotheistic religions. The author presents a concise history of each religion, discusses normative practices and focuses on the roles, rituals and rights of contemporary women as they accommodate to and deal with their respective religions. It deals with women's encounters with spirituality within the framework of Judaism, Christianity and Islam and outside of this framework within the new religions of contemporary Goddess worship.
The Chautauquan
Author: Selected List of Books
Author: Ontario Library AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 774
Book Description
News Notes of California Libraries
Author: California State LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 1066
Book Description
Vols. for 1971- include annual reports and statistical summaries.
The Independent
Author: William LivingstonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1494
Book Description
Goddesses and Heroines
Author: Xanthe Gresham-KnightPublisher:
ISBN: 9780500651919
Category : Goddesses
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Illustrated stories from around the world that celebrate female characters in ancient myths and legends.
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