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oapen-20.500.12657-763192023-09-15T02:35:26Z Mothering, Public Leadership, and Women’s Life Writing Wolfteich, Claire autobiography Catholicism Chantal Day De Sales gender Huerta Kempe Lee mysticism narrative Sabbath time vocation work bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs::HRC Christianity::HRCM Christian theology In Mothering, Public Leadership, and Women’s Life Writing, Claire E. Wolfteich presents a series of case studies in Christian spirituality, bringing mothers’ autobiographical writing into focus for theological reflection. From the medieval mystic Margery Kempe to the twentieth-century activist Dorothy Day, from African American preacher Jarena Lee to labor organizer Dolores Huerta, the book mines women’s first-person writing, surfacing critical issues for theological analysis. Listening deeply to these diverse maternal voices, the book advances creative theological reflection on work, vocation, time poverty, Sabbath, and spiritual guidance. Mothering, Public Leadership, and Women’s Life Writing demonstrates the significance of the study of mothering for theology and spirituality studies and the import of life writing as an underutilized source for practical theology. 2023-09-14T07:54:43Z 2023-09-14T07:54:43Z 2017 book ONIX_20230914_9789004350670_11 9789004350670 9789004350663 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/76319 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International 9789004350670.pdf https://brill.com/display/title/35176 Brill 10.1163/9789004350670 10.1163/9789004350670 af16fd4b-42a1-46ed-82e8-c5e880252026 9789004350670 9789004350663 open access
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In Mothering, Public Leadership, and Women’s Life Writing, Claire E. Wolfteich presents a series of case studies in Christian spirituality, bringing mothers’ autobiographical writing into focus for theological reflection. From the medieval mystic Margery Kempe to the twentieth-century activist Dorothy Day, from African American preacher Jarena Lee to labor organizer Dolores Huerta, the book mines women’s first-person writing, surfacing critical issues for theological analysis. Listening deeply to these diverse maternal voices, the book advances creative theological reflection on work, vocation, time poverty, Sabbath, and spiritual guidance. Mothering, Public Leadership, and Women’s Life Writing demonstrates the significance of the study of mothering for theology and spirituality studies and the import of life writing as an underutilized source for practical theology.
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