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.
Author: Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 09/02/2016
Pages: 148
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d
ISBN13: 9780664239251
ISBN10: 0664239250
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Studies | History & Culture
- Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation | General