Giving birth : reclaiming biblical metaphor for pastoral practice
The birth of a child is important in the lives of women, families, and communities. It can also be a vital force to churches in providing them with a model for strength, endurance, and compassion, says Margaret Hammer. Despite a wealth of fascinating material, childbearing is an underdeveloped theme in theology and ministry. Hammer intends to...
Print Book, English, ©1994
Westminster/John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky., ©1994
xi, 226 pages ; 22 cm
9780664251376, 0664251374
29550045
Pt. 1. Biblical Perspectives. 1. Birthing and Suffering: Why? 2. The Blessing of Childbirth: Old Testament Perspectives. 3. Birthing Metaphors: Old Testament Surprises. 4. Fulfillment and Childbirth: New Testament Perspectives
Pt. 2. Church History: Burdens and Resources. 5. The Blessing of Procreation Reconsidered. 6. Divinity and Demons. 7. Reforming Conceptions of Childbirth
Pt. 3. Toward a Birthing Theology and Ministry. 8. Birthing in a New Era. 9. Birthing Ministry. 10. Reclaiming God Our Mother