Handmaid
The Power of Names in Theology and Society
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Word Count
39,000 words, Guess
Page Count
156 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139781608997619
- ISBN-101608997618
- OCLC Control Number665196421
- Better World Books9781608997619
- Open LibraryOL33974042M
Description
A bold but balanced interpretation of the biblical concept doulē or handmaid, lifting it from servility before men to faithful servant-hood to God alone, to community leadership and to comradship with God his creative and redemptive work. The discussion of Mary as Handmaid centers on the role of women in Catholic theology, so she becomes the vehicle for examining the role of the second-class citizen assigned to women in the Church, then and now. Drawing from textual and oral history, the book reinterprets in a liberative manner female names both from the Igbo tradition as well as Chinua Achebe's Anthills of the Savanna.
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