Author:
Blue, Debbie, author.
ImprintGrand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2019.
Descriptionvi, 225 pages ; 21 cm
Note:Introduction: We live and die by stories -- Part one: Abrahamic faith -- Go from your father's house : moving to new and unknown places -- Rambunctious monotheism : the feminine face of God -- Part two: Hagar -- The biblical story : a matriarch on par with a patriarch -- The mother of Islam : looking for Hagar in the Qur'an, a tattoo parlor, and an art gallery -- Full faith and effort : where I meet a feminist Muslim scholar -- Iftar : visiting a mosque with my daughter -- Part three: Esther -- The biblical story : the Jewish heroine who reclaims Eros -- Purim : the farce awakens -- Shoah : scapegoating and status-seeking -- Part four: Mary -- The biblical story : the subversive Mother of God - -The shape-shifting queen : goddesses, Guadalupe, and grandmas -- Reader's guide and discussion group questions.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references.
Note:"Join author Debbie Blue as she embarks on the unorthodox, subversive paths of Hagar, Esther, and Mary and envisions more hopeful possibilities for faith, human connection, and love in our divided, violent world." --Book jacket.
