New Chorus of Women’s Voices Engages the Bible Critically

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"This book is a treasure of focused illustrations, from many cultural perspectives, of how women’s consciousness and creativity is transforming biblical interpretation and thus human society."

— Carolyn Osiek, Brite Divinity School

New Chorus of Women’s Voices Engages the Bible Critically

MINNEAPOLIS (September 18, 2006)— The newly released Engaging the Bible: Critical Readings from Contemporary Women brings together some of the leading luminaries in feminist, womanist, and multicultural critical biblical studies.

In this book edited by Choi Hee An and Katheryn Pfisterer Darr, each woman describes her unique perspective and offers her reading of a particular biblical scene. This is an ideal text for courses on feminist and multicultural biblical interpretation. It includes discussion questions for each chapter and a list of suggested readings.

Contributors:

Introduction
Choi Hee An, Editor
Lecturer and Director of the Anna Howard Shaw Center at Boston University School of Theology

The Prophetic Bible
Cheryl Townsend Gilkes
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and program chair in African-American Studies at Colby College

The Postcolonial Bible
Kwok Pui-Lan
William F. Cole Professor of Christian Theology and Spirituality at Episcopal Divinity School

The Communal Bible
Aida Irizarry-Fernandez
District Superintendent for the Metropolitan Boston Hope District, New England Conference, of the United Methodist Church

The Feminist Critical Bible
Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza
Krister Stendahl Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School

The Public Bible
Carter Heyward
Howard Chandler Robbins Professor of Theology, emerita, at Episcopal Divinity School

Conclusion
Katheryn Pfisterer Darr, Editor
Professor of Hebrew Bible at Boston University

Engaging the Bible: Critical Readings from Contemporary Women

Edited by Choi Hee An and Katheryn Pfisterer Darr
Format: 5.5” x 8.5”, paperback, 144 pages
ISBN: 0-8006-3565-5
Price: $18.00
Publisher: Fortress Press
Rights: World

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