The women of Genesis 12-50 function as much more than ancillary characters to men. Through close attention to the literary features of the text, Jeansonne depicts Sarah, the daughters of Lot, Hagar, Rebekah, Rachel and Leah, Dinah, Tamar, and Potiphar's wife as integral persons who shaped Israel's destiny, revealed perspectives on God's ......
Shattering the Illusion of the Good Christian Wife
The Woman They Wanted recounts the remarkable story of Shannon Harris courtship with Joshua Harris (author of I Kissed Dating Goodbye), her grappling with conservative Christianitys patriarchy and narrow definition of womanhood, and her journey to break free and reclaim a more authentic version of herself.
Reading Revelation with a Postcolonial Womanist Hermeneutics of Ambiveilence
Criticizes the use of gendered metaphors - "Babylon" as a tortured woman - which the author asserts reflect an inescapably androcentric, even misogynistic, perspective. The author seeks to dismantle the either/or dichotomy within the "Great Whore" debate by bringing the categories of race/ethnicity and class to bear on John's metaphors.
Rethinking the Wittenberg Concord for Today One of the mostly forgotten gems of the sixteenth century Reformations is the Wittenberg Concord. Signed in 1536 by representatives of evangelical southern German imperial cities and territories and the Lutherans, the dialogue that led to the concord provided space for the participants to have a ......
Provides an introduction to Martin Luther's thought. This book shows how Luther enjoyed using humour in his interpretation of the Bible, his pastoral relationships and his encounters with death. It reveals that humour in the face of mortality is an indication of human freedom, a way of making life a divine comedy.
The first two chapters of 1 Corinthians have played a significant role in the history of Christian theology. Interpreting the central event in Christianity, the crucifixion of Jesus, Paul reflects on the wisdom and foolishness of God in the "word of the cross."
Spiritual practices are wildly popular today--and for good reason. But they can lead to distressing encounters with wounds we didn't even know we had. In The Wild Land Within, spiritual companion Lisa Colon DeLay helps us consent to God's healing in wounded places so we are able to fully receive the fruits of our spiritual practices.
* A realistic vision of peace and peacemaking * A social ethical exploration of the roots of violence and peace * Combines moral wisdom and prophetic realism
