Proverbs of ashes : violence, redemptive suffering, and the search for what saves us / Rita Nakashima Brock and Rebecca Ann Parker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brock, Rita Nakashima.

Contributor:

Parker, Rebecca Ann.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brock, Rita Nakashima.

Parker, Rebecca Ann.

Atonement.

Feminist theology.

Violence--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Violence.

Family violence--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Family violence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boston : Beacon Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An extraordinary personal and theological examination of what"s wrong with the crucifixion In an emotionally gripping and intellectually rich combination of memoir and theology, Rita Brock and Rebecca Parker show how emphasizing Christ"s obedience to God and sacrifice on the cross sanctions violence, exacerbates its effects, blesses silence about the abuse of human beings, and hinders the process of recovery--giving the fullest and most powerful critique to date of the theology of atonement. "Poignant and provocative. . . . Brock and Parker have written a book of both sorrow and hope, and a blueprint for deeper thinking about the things that matter most. . . . I will be reflecting on Proverbs of Ashes for many months to come." --Rosemary Bray McNatt, UU World "This book will anger some Christians and make others feel vindicated. . . . Parker and Brock unveil their own deep pain and suffering to build the book"s backbone. They blend selfdisclosure with serious theology to underscore their outlook." --Cecil S. Holmes, Cleveland Plain Dealer "Provocative. . . . The authors weave theological reflections with deeply moving personal accounts of abuse and trauma, including their own experiences." --The Other Side "[Readers] cannot help but be swayed by the book"s searing passion and profoundly literary style (a remarkable achievement in a coauthored work). Brock and Parker have thrown down a gauntlet that cannot be ignored." --Publishers Weekly Rita Nakashima Brock is a research associate at the Harvard Divinity School, and author of Journeys by Heart: A Christology of Erotic Power. Rebecca Ann Parker, president of Starr King School for the Ministry at Graduate Theological Union, is an ordained United Methodist minister in dual fellowship with the Unitarian Universalist Association.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Prelude

Part One: Lent - A Season of Actions

Away from the Fire

Haunted by Loss

Part Two: Pentecost - A Season of Fire

Tiamat's Tears

Life in My Hand

Part Three: Epiphany - A Season of Illumination

The Unblessed Child

The Feast of Epiphany

Postlude

Resources

Acknowledgments.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-254).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8070-6788-1

OCLC:

70769222