<p>How can we develop attitudes which promote community and further the struggle for justice One way, this book argues, is by practising the communion of saints. However, not only has devotion to the saints suffered an extraordinary decline wherever Western secular culture has gained a foothold, but surprisingly, the communion of saints is one of the least developed symbols in all theology.Here now is ethnology of the communion of saints, seeking to counterbalance the fact that the official list of saints is largely dominated by men. The first part of the book gleans clues from the past for an understanding of the communion of saints which is both faithful to tradition and promises liberation. The second offers a systematic interpretation of the symbol, linking insights from history to insights from women's practices today, and linking both with radical hope in God.</p>

Friends of God and Prophets: A Feminist Theological Reading of the Communion of Saints

Christian Books & Bibles

elizabeth-a-johnson

Catholicism

Novalis Publishing

<p>The Gospel of John recounts the story of an encounter between Jesus and a Samaritan woman at the well. After their conversation, she goes out to tell her neighbors about the mysterious stranger, and many of them believed "on the strength of her witness." These essays, drawn from around the world, reflect the many ways that women have reflected on and borne witness to the person, teaching, and praxis of Jesus Christ in light of their own varied contexts. These contexts include their struggles for life amidst wrenching poverty, racism, and violence; their experience of being female in male-dominated structures in the church and society; and their commitment to promote justice in view of the human dignity of women, all done in tandem with their faith relationship with the living God.</p>

The Strength of Her Witness: Jesus Christ in the Global Voices of Women

Religion & Spirituality

Orbis Books

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