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Prayer shawl ministries and women's theological imagination / Donna Bowman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]Description: 1 online resource (xxxvi, 353 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780739179727
  • 0739179721
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Prayer shawl ministries and women's theological imagination.DDC classification:
  • 248.4/6 23
LOC classification:
  • BV4527
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Shawl origins -- Connection -- Inclusion -- Reciprocity -- Kindling -- Compassion -- Solidarity -- Generativity -- Trust -- Empowerment.
Summary: Interviews with more than one hundred women reveal the theology behind prayer shawl making, a lay ministry that takes place in churches of nearly every denomination. These "handmade" conceptual frameworks provide a rich case study of ordinary theology in action, outlining women's religious creativity and reflection across the American Christian landscape.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Shawl origins -- Connection -- Inclusion -- Reciprocity -- Kindling -- Compassion -- Solidarity -- Generativity -- Trust -- Empowerment.

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Interviews with more than one hundred women reveal the theology behind prayer shawl making, a lay ministry that takes place in churches of nearly every denomination. These "handmade" conceptual frameworks provide a rich case study of ordinary theology in action, outlining women's religious creativity and reflection across the American Christian landscape.