Author: Kathleen Gallagher Elkins
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 172528846X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The Virgin Mary has been idealized as a self-sacrificing mother throughout Christian history, but she is not the only ancient maternal figure whose story is connected to violent loss. This book examines several ancient representations of mothers and children in contexts of sociopolitical violence, demonstrating that notions of early Christian motherhood, as today, are contextual and produced for various political, social, and ethical reasons. In each chapter, the ancient maternal figure is juxtaposed with an example of contemporary maternal activism to show that maternal self-sacrifice can be understood as strategic, varied, politically charged, and rhetorically flexible.
Mary, Mother of Martyrs
Author: Kathleen Gallagher Elkins
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 172528846X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The Virgin Mary has been idealized as a self-sacrificing mother throughout Christian history, but she is not the only ancient maternal figure whose story is connected to violent loss. This book examines several ancient representations of mothers and children in contexts of sociopolitical violence, demonstrating that notions of early Christian motherhood, as today, are contextual and produced for various political, social, and ethical reasons. In each chapter, the ancient maternal figure is juxtaposed with an example of contemporary maternal activism to show that maternal self-sacrifice can be understood as strategic, varied, politically charged, and rhetorically flexible.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 172528846X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The Virgin Mary has been idealized as a self-sacrificing mother throughout Christian history, but she is not the only ancient maternal figure whose story is connected to violent loss. This book examines several ancient representations of mothers and children in contexts of sociopolitical violence, demonstrating that notions of early Christian motherhood, as today, are contextual and produced for various political, social, and ethical reasons. In each chapter, the ancient maternal figure is juxtaposed with an example of contemporary maternal activism to show that maternal self-sacrifice can be understood as strategic, varied, politically charged, and rhetorically flexible.
Mothers of Heroes, Mothers of Martyrs
Author: Suzanne Evans
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773577971
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Suzanne Evans finds commonalities between the many images of war mothers - the Canadian Silver Cross mother, the ancient Jewish Maccabean mother of seven martyred sons, the mother of a Palestinian suicide bomber. She compares the lore about mothers of martyrs in the Judeo-Christian, Muslim, and Sikh traditions with stories of World War I Canadian mothers who were depicted in the media as having sacrificed their sons for the sake of civilization, justice, freedom, and God. After the war these mothers were honoured with the Silver Cross medal. Evans argues that, like the mothers of past martyrs, the image of the war-supportive mother in Canada had a powerful influence over public opinion and drew supporters to the cause.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773577971
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Suzanne Evans finds commonalities between the many images of war mothers - the Canadian Silver Cross mother, the ancient Jewish Maccabean mother of seven martyred sons, the mother of a Palestinian suicide bomber. She compares the lore about mothers of martyrs in the Judeo-Christian, Muslim, and Sikh traditions with stories of World War I Canadian mothers who were depicted in the media as having sacrificed their sons for the sake of civilization, justice, freedom, and God. After the war these mothers were honoured with the Silver Cross medal. Evans argues that, like the mothers of past martyrs, the image of the war-supportive mother in Canada had a powerful influence over public opinion and drew supporters to the cause.
Elizabeth's Spymaster
Author: Robert Hutchinson
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312368224
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
Publisher description
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312368224
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
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Divine Deliverance
Author: L. Stephanie Cobb
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520293355
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Imprint -- Subvention -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Bodies in Pain: Ancient and Modern Horizons of Expectation -- 2. Text and Audience: Activating and Obstructing Expectations -- 3. Divine Analgesia: Painlessness in a Pain-Filled World -- 4. Whose Pain?: Pain as a Locus of Meaning in Christian Martyr Texts -- 5. Narratives and Counternarratives: Discourse and Early Christian Martyr Texts -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520293355
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Imprint -- Subvention -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Bodies in Pain: Ancient and Modern Horizons of Expectation -- 2. Text and Audience: Activating and Obstructing Expectations -- 3. Divine Analgesia: Painlessness in a Pain-Filled World -- 4. Whose Pain?: Pain as a Locus of Meaning in Christian Martyr Texts -- 5. Narratives and Counternarratives: Discourse and Early Christian Martyr Texts -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
When Momma Speaks
Author: Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 1611646782
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder provides an engaging womanist reading of mother characters in the Old and New Testaments. After providing a brief history of womanist biblical interpretation, she shows how the stories of several biblical mothersHagar, Rizpah, Bathsheba, Mary, the Canaanite woman, and Zebedee's wifecan be powerful sources for critical reflection, identification, and empowerment. Crowder also explores historical understandings of motherhood in the African American community and how these help to inform present-day perspectives. She includes questions for discussion with each chapter.
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 1611646782
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder provides an engaging womanist reading of mother characters in the Old and New Testaments. After providing a brief history of womanist biblical interpretation, she shows how the stories of several biblical mothersHagar, Rizpah, Bathsheba, Mary, the Canaanite woman, and Zebedee's wifecan be powerful sources for critical reflection, identification, and empowerment. Crowder also explores historical understandings of motherhood in the African American community and how these help to inform present-day perspectives. She includes questions for discussion with each chapter.
Reading Mary Alongside Indian Surrogate Mothers
Author: Sharon Jacob
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137505958
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
This book attempts to read the character of Mary in the infancy narratives of Luke and Matthew alongside the lives of experiences of the Indian surrogate mother living a postcolonial India. Reading Mary through these lenses helps us see this mother and her actions in a more ambivalent light, as a mother whose love is both violent and altruistic.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137505958
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
This book attempts to read the character of Mary in the infancy narratives of Luke and Matthew alongside the lives of experiences of the Indian surrogate mother living a postcolonial India. Reading Mary through these lenses helps us see this mother and her actions in a more ambivalent light, as a mother whose love is both violent and altruistic.
The Writings of Justin Martyr
Author: Justin Martyr
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433672561
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Shepherd's Notes- Christian Classics Series is designed to give readers a quick, step by step overview of some of the enduring treasures of the Christian faith. They are designed to be used along side the classic itself- either in individual study or in a study group. The faithful of all generations have found spiritual nourishment in the Scriptures and in the works of Christians of earlier generations. Martin Luther and John Calvin would not have become who they were apart from their reading Augustine. God used the writings of Martin Luther to move John Wesley from a religion of dead works to an experience at Aldersgate in which his "heart was strangely warmed." Shepherd's Notes will give pastors, laypersons, and students access to some of the treasures of Christian faith.
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433672561
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Shepherd's Notes- Christian Classics Series is designed to give readers a quick, step by step overview of some of the enduring treasures of the Christian faith. They are designed to be used along side the classic itself- either in individual study or in a study group. The faithful of all generations have found spiritual nourishment in the Scriptures and in the works of Christians of earlier generations. Martin Luther and John Calvin would not have become who they were apart from their reading Augustine. God used the writings of Martin Luther to move John Wesley from a religion of dead works to an experience at Aldersgate in which his "heart was strangely warmed." Shepherd's Notes will give pastors, laypersons, and students access to some of the treasures of Christian faith.
A Prayer Book for Australia
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781876677367
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
Content: Sunday Services, The Liturgical Psalter, Daily Prayer, The Church¿s Year, Pastoral Services, The Ordinal, Supplementary Material.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781876677367
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
Content: Sunday Services, The Liturgical Psalter, Daily Prayer, The Church¿s Year, Pastoral Services, The Ordinal, Supplementary Material.
The Book of the Saints of the Ethiopian Church
Author: YaʼItyop̣yā ʼortodoks tawāḥedo béta kerestiyān
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church history
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church history
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The Catholic Encyclopedia
Author: Charles George Herbermann
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catholic Church
Languages : en
Pages : 990
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catholic Church
Languages : en
Pages : 990
Book Description