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Rachel Held Evans (née Rachel Grace Held; June 8, 1981 – May 4, 2019) was an American Christian columnist, blogger and author.Her book A Year of Biblical Womanhood was a New York Times bestseller in e-book non-fiction, [1] and Searching for Sunday was a New York Times bestseller nonfiction paperback.
Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America. 2. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. 2006. ISBN 978-0-253-34687-2. "Introduction: Searching for Women in Narratives of American Religious History". In Brekus, Catherine A. The Religious History of American Women: Reimagining the Past. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of ...
The title of Porete's book refers to the simple soul which is united with God, who gives only will. Some of the language, as well as the format of a dialogue between characters such as Love, Virtue and the Soul, reflects a familiarity with the style of courtly love , which was popular at the time, and attests to Porete's high level of education ...
Christian Stephen Smith (born 1960) is an American sociologist, currently the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame.Smith's research focuses primarily on religion in modernity, adolescents and emerging adults, sociological theory, philosophy of science, the science of generosity, American evangelicalism, and culture. [2]
The book rejects the idea of an ideal woman and explores biblical scripture from the view that God desires woman to embrace, rather than fear, her femininity. Captivating is a companion to Wild at Heart , also by John Eldredge, and argues that its model of femininity complements men's innate desires for "a battle to fight," "an adventure to ...
Leah Hirsig (April 9, 1883 – February 22, 1975) was an American schoolteacher [1] and occultist, notable for her magical record diary, The Magical Record of the Scarlet Woman, which describes her experiences and visions as an associate, friend, and victim [1] of occult writer Aleister Crowley.
Walk in My Soul is the story of Tiana Rogers of the Cherokee, the young Sam Houston, and the Trail of Tears. Tiana grew up learning the magic, spells, and nature religion of the Cherokee. In a tribe that revered the life force that was female, she became a beloved woman—priestess, healer, and teacher.
The Pillow Book is written entirely in Japanese. During the late 10th and early 11th centuries, Japanese men typically wrote in Chinese, using characters, while Japanese women wrote exclusively in their native tongue, using hiragana, a syllabary derived from Chinese characters. [10] The Pillow Book is a part of a large tradition of women's ...