Renita Weems
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Showing Mary : How Women Can Share Prayers Wisdom And The Blessings Of God
$19.99Add to cartThe story of a young pregnant Virgin Mary visiting her older pregnant cousin Elizabeth, told in Luke 1:39-56, is one of the most profound examples in the Bible of an empowered mentoring relationship between women. Drawing upon the Hail Mary and The Magnificat prayers, SHOWING MARY retells this touching story, revealing how both mentor and protege use their respective gifts and energies to support each other. This relationship is then applied to modern life, emphasizing the importance of women mentoring women, nurturing each other’s dreams, sharing wisdom and experiences, and building networks of mutually rewarding friendships between older and younger women.
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Battered Love : Marriage Sex And Violence In The Hebrew Prophets
$27.00Add to cartBattered Love unmasks the violence against women incorporated in certain images and symbols used by some of the biblical prophets to convey God’s relation to God’s people. In her exciting work, Weems has provided insights that will influence womanists, feminists, and other scholars in religious studies to reflect upon the violence embedded in the sacred tests of the religions they explore.