Journey to the well / Vashti M. McKenzie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McKenzie, Vashti M., 1947-

Contributor:

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian women--Religious life.

Christian women.

Samaritan woman (Biblical figure).

Samaritan woman.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

x pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 241 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; 24 cm

Distribution:

Chicago, Illinois : Published in association with Urban Ministries, Inc.

Place of Publication:

New York : Viking Compass, 2002.

Summary:

Vashti McKenzie, the first female bishop in the A.M.E. Church, "uses the biblical story of the meeting at the well between the Samaritan woman and Jesus to bring to light the path to a personal transformation we can all achieve if we hold on to hope and learn to listen for our kairos moments."

Contents:

Preface: Daughters of Change, Before We Begin

Introduction: Daughters of Change, Let US Prepare!

1 A Woman with One Hope

2 A Woman Open to God

3 A Woman in Time

4 A Woman Pregnant with the Possibilities of God

5 A Woman Breaking Down Barriers

6 A Woman Overcomes Learned Ignorance

7 A Woman Discovers a New Way of Thinking

- 8 A Woman Faces Her Past

9 A Woman Without Excuses

10 A Woman Takes an Opportunity

11 A Woman of Value and Worth

12 A Woman with a Purpose.

Notes:

"First published in 2002 by Viking Penguin, a member of Penguin Putnam Inc."

"Jacket design by Chin-Yee Lai. Jacket painting © Tony Hudson."

Includes bibliographical references (page 241).

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy: dustjacket retained.

ISBN:

0670884847

9780670884841

0940955776

9780940955776

OCLC:

48649890

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