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Mothering, public leadership, and women's life writing : explorations in spirituality studies and practical theology / by Claire E. Wolfteich.

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Wolfteich, Claire E. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]
Series:	Theology in practice ; v. 3.
Subjects:	Christian women > Religious life. Christian literature > History and criticism. Christian literature > Women authors. Women in Christianity > History. Autobiography. Christian literature. Women in Christianity. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.

Table of Contents:

Case studies in spirituality
Mothering, mysticism, and public voice: Margery Kempe and Jarena Lee
Maternal wisdom and an ordinary spiritual theology: Jane de Chantal And Francis de Sales
Motherwork, public leadership, and vocational tensions: Dorothy Day, Dolores Huerta, and Lena Frances Edwards
Theological analysis
Motherwork and vocation
Seeking Sabbath: time poverty, women's labor, and spiritual renewal
Spiritual travail and sacred tales.