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When momma speaks : the Bible and motherhood from a womanist perspective / Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crowder, Stephanie R. Buckhanon, 1969- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mothers in the Bible.
- Bible and feminism.
- African American women--Religious life.
- African American women.
- Bible--Feminist criticism.
- Bible.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- Nth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781611646788
- 1611646782
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