Mary, Mother of Martyrs

Mary, Mother of Martyrs
Title Mary, Mother of Martyrs PDF eBook
Author Kathleen Gallagher Elkins
Publisher Wipf and Stock Publishers
Pages 178
Release 2020-10-21
Genre Religion
ISBN 172528846X

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The Virgin Mary has been idealized as a self-sacrificing mother throughout Christian history, but she is not the only ancient maternal figure whose story is connected to violent loss. This book examines several ancient representations of mothers and children in contexts of sociopolitical violence, demonstrating that notions of early Christian motherhood, as today, are contextual and produced for various political, social, and ethical reasons. In each chapter, the ancient maternal figure is juxtaposed with an example of contemporary maternal activism to show that maternal self-sacrifice can be understood as strategic, varied, politically charged, and rhetorically flexible.

Queen of Martyrs

Queen of Martyrs
Title Queen of Martyrs PDF eBook
Author Samantha Wilcoxson
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2017-04-10
Genre Great Britain
ISBN 9781542639361

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'God save the Queen! God save our good Queen Mary!'When these words rang out over England, Mary Tudor thought her troubles were over. She could put her painful past - the loss of her mother and mistreatment at the hands of her father - behind her.With her accession to the throne, Mary set out to restore Catholicism in England and find the love of a husband that she had long desired. But the tragedies in Mary's life were far from over. How did a gentle, pious woman become known as 'Bloody Mary'?

Elizabeth's Spymaster

Elizabeth's Spymaster
Title Elizabeth's Spymaster PDF eBook
Author Robert Hutchinson
Publisher Macmillan
Pages 413
Release 2007-08-07
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0312368224

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Mothers of Heroes, Mothers of Martyrs

Mothers of Heroes, Mothers of Martyrs
Title Mothers of Heroes, Mothers of Martyrs PDF eBook
Author Suzanne Evans
Publisher McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Pages 224
Release 2007
Genre Family & Relationships
ISBN 0773560238

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Suzanne Evans finds commonalities between the many images of war mothers - the Canadian Silver Cross mother, the ancient Jewish Maccabean mother of seven martyred sons, the mother of a Palestinian suicide bomber. She compares the lore about mothers of martyrs in the Judeo-Christian, Muslim, and Sikh traditions with stories of World War I Canadian mothers who were depicted in the media as having sacrificed their sons for the sake of civilization, justice, freedom, and God. After the war these mothers were honoured with the Silver Cross medal. Evans argues that, like the mothers of past martyrs, the image of the war-supportive mother in Canada had a powerful influence over public opinion and drew supporters to the cause.

Review of Biblical Literature, 2020

Review of Biblical Literature, 2020
Title Review of Biblical Literature, 2020 PDF eBook
Author Alicia J. Batten
Publisher SBL Press
Pages 580
Release 2021-01-29
Genre Religion
ISBN 0884144887

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The annual Review of Biblical Literature presents a selection of reviews of the most recent books in biblical studies and related fields, including topical monographs, multi-author volumes, reference works, commentaries, and dictionaries. RBL reviews German, French, Italian, and English books and offers reviews in those languages. Features: Reviews of new books written by top scholars Topical divisions make research easy Indexes of authors and editors, reviewers, and publishers

Divine Deliverance

Divine Deliverance
Title Divine Deliverance PDF eBook
Author L. Stephanie Cobb
Publisher Univ of California Press
Pages 258
Release 2017
Genre History
ISBN 0520293355

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Imprint -- Subvention -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Bodies in Pain: Ancient and Modern Horizons of Expectation -- 2. Text and Audience: Activating and Obstructing Expectations -- 3. Divine Analgesia: Painlessness in a Pain-Filled World -- 4. Whose Pain?: Pain as a Locus of Meaning in Christian Martyr Texts -- 5. Narratives and Counternarratives: Discourse and Early Christian Martyr Texts -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

When Momma Speaks

When Momma Speaks
Title When Momma Speaks PDF eBook
Author Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder
Publisher Westminster John Knox Press
Pages 149
Release 2016-09-01
Genre Religion
ISBN 1611646782

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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.