When Momma Speaks The Bible and Motherhood from a Womanist Perspective
- Philadelphia Westminister John Knox Press 2016
- 129p
includes index and biblioraphy
Part one: Setting the stage 1. Being an African American mother ...3 2. Womanist maternal thought ...17 3. Womanist biblical interpretation ...28 Part two: Revealing the characters 4. Hagar: A homeless mother (Genesis 16 and 21:8-21) ..41 5. Rizoah: A childless mother(2 Samuel 21:1-14) ...52 6. Bathsheba: A fearless mother (1 kings 1:11-31) ....63 7. Mary: Afavor(less) mother (luke 1:26-38) ...73 8. The canaanite woman: A relentless mother (Matthew 15:21-28) ...84 9. Zebedee`s wife: A shameless mother (Matthew 20:20-28) ....92 Part three: Final act 10. Where dowe go from here? ...105 Selected bibliography ...111 Index ...119