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Born of a Woman
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John Shelby Spong, bestselling author and Episcopal bishop of Newark, NJ, challenges the doctrine of the virgin birth, tracing its development in the early Christian church and revealing its legacy in our contemporary attitudes toward women and female sexuality.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #460373 in Books
- Published on: 1994-09-17
- Released on: 1994-09-17
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 272 pages
Editorial Reviews
From Library Journal
Spong, an Episcopal bishop and best-selling author ( Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism , HarperSanFrancisco: HarperCollins, 1991), provides a courageous look at the biblical stories of the birth of Jesus, and their implications. Spong is careful to acknowledge previous scholars and to distinguish fact or knowledge from speculation. He encourages a midrashish or imaginative approach to the Gospels and points out how literalism of scripture and creed in the Virgin Mary references led to sexism in church teaching. This book is a marvelous combination of scholarly, speculative, and imaginative reflection written in language accessible to the theologically unsophisticated. Highly recommended.
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Review
"A marvelous combination of scholarly, speculative, and imaginative reflection written in language accessible to the theologically unsophisticated. Highly recommended." -- Library Journal
"How a one-sided portrayal of the Mother of God has been used to keep real women under wraps." -- Clarissa Pinkola Estés, author of Women Who Run With the Wolves
"Spong restores a flesh-and-blood humanity to the mother of Jesus." -- Ron Hansen, author of Mariette in Ecstasy
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"A marvelous combination of scholarly, speculative, and imaginative reflection written in language accessible to the theologically unsophisticated. Highly recommended." (Library Journal )
"How a one-sided portrayal of the Mother of God has been used to keep real women under wraps." (Clarissa Pinkola Ests, author of Women Who Run With the Wolves )
"Spong restores a flesh-and-blood humanity to the mother of Jesus." (Ron Hansen, author of Mariette in Ecstasy )
