| Description |
viii, 502 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. I knew the Lord was with me / Perpetua (c. 203) -- 2. My choice is the riches of Christ / Pelagia the Actress (4th cent.?) -- 3. She never said no to the poor / Brigit of Ireland (c. 453-518) -- 4. Sold at a cheap price / Balthild, Queen of Neustria (died c. 680) -- 5. My son, search eagerly for God / Dhuoda of Septimania (9th cent.) -- 6. Love overflows into all things / Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) -- 7. Unite us forever in the world to come / Héloïse (c. 1098-1164) -- 8. Lead me in the dance / Mechthild of Magdeburg (c. 1207-1297) -- 9. Engrave thy wounds upon my heart / Gertrude the Great (c. 1256-1302) -- 10. I am all love's and love is all ming / Hadewijch (13th cent.) -- 11. In our mother Christ we profit and mature / Julian of Norwich (1342-1420?) -- 12. I ask mercy for the world / Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) -- 13. I ask God's mercy for everyone / Margery Kempe (c. 1373-1440) -- 14. Study diligently how to walk in truth / Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582) -- 15. Strike back with the heart / Jane Frances de Chantal (1572-1641) -- 16. They all know Jesus! I am so happy! / Sojourner Truth (c. 1797-1883) -- 17. You are made in God's image / Maria W. Stewart (1803-late 19th cent.) -- 18. Each soul is my favorite / Gabrielle Bossis (1874-1950) -- 19. The only solution is love / Dorothy Day (1897-1980) -- 20. A Christian has no enemies / Caryll Houselander (1901-1949) -- 21. Hope is a song in a weary throat / Pauli Murray (1910-1985) -- 22. If we love, we must show it / Laura López and Silvia Maribel Arriola (20th cent.) -- 23. We need the poor to touch Christ / Mother Teresa (1910-1997) -- 24. The church is for all people / Cho Wha Soon (born 1934) -- 25. God alone gives and distributes gifts / Mercy Amba Oduyoye (born 1934) -- 26. Being missionary means being on the edges / Edwina Gateley (born 1943). |
| Summary |
"Unique in its range and depth, this anthology for the first time captures in a single volume the most notable spiritual writings of illustrious women from all periods of Christian history."--BOOK JACKET. "Madigan's generous selections reveal how deeply women's mystical quest for intimacy with God has also entailed personal commitment and prophetic social witness. Ranging from Perpetua in the third century to Mother Teresa and Edwina Gateley in this century, Madigan's volume includes writings from both lesser- and better-known women and, in the modern period, from Asian, American, and African American women. Informative historical introductions and bibliographies augment writings of these twenty-seven Christian visionaries."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Subject |
Spiritual life -- Christianity.
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Christian women.
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| Added Author |
Madigan, Shawn.
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| Note |
Spine title, paperback ed.: Mystics, visionaries & prophets |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Mystics, visionaries, and prophets. Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c1998 (OCoLC)658053573 |
| ISBN |
0800631455 alkaline paper |
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9780800631451 alkaline paper |
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0800634209 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780800634209 paperback alkaline paper |
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