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Dawn Witte
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The chapters presented in this volume represent a wide variety of
Indian diasporic experiences. From indenture labour to the present
day immigrations, Indian diasporic narrative is one that offers
opportunities to evaluate afresh notions of ethnicity, race, caste,
gender and religious diversity. From victim discourse to narratives
of optimism and complexities of identity issues, the Indian
diaspora has exhibited characteristics that enable us as scholars
to construct theoretical views on the diaspora and migration. The
cases included in this volume will illumine such theoretical ideas.
The readers will certainly be able to appreciate the diversity and
the depth of these narratives and gain insight into the social and
cultural and religious world of the diaspora.
Holy Women Icons wouldn't be a book without first being a series of
paintings. So, I am grateful for those galleries that have hosted
them: Shell Ridge, Karma, Blue Lotus/Woven Soul, and Barnhills. I'm
also tremendously grateful for all the people who have supported my
art by purchasing or commissioning an original icon or buying a
print. It means a great deal for someone to find enough value in my
paintings to actually hang them in their home. The fact that these
Holy Women are scattered all over the world, providing inspiration
for friends, family, colleagues, and strangers is a gift. And these
paintings would have never been written about had Xochitl Alvizo
not invited me to become a regular writer on Feminism and Religion,
featuring one icon each month and expounding upon her story.
Xochitl would not have discovered these paintings if Kittredge
Cherry had not interviewed me about my beloved queer saints on
Jesus in Love. So, I am grateful to these two women who have helped
my icons find voices in the wider public. And I am grateful to the
Feminism in Religion community for offering encouragement,
constructive feedback, and inspiration along the way.
This volume collects both classic and cutting-edge readings related
to gender, sex, sexuality, and the Bible. Engaging the Hebrew
Bible, New Testament, and surrounding texts and worlds, Rhiannon
Graybill and Lynn R. Huber have amassed a selection of essays that
reflects a wide range of perspectives and approaches towards gender
and sexuality. Presented in three distinct parts, the collection
begins with an examination of gender in and around biblical
contexts, before moving to discussing sex and sexualities, and
finally critiques of gender and sexuality. Each reading is
introduced by the editors in order to situate it in its broader
scholarly context, and each section culminates in an annotated list
of further readings to point researchers towards other engagements
with these key themes.
Fifty-Two Weeks with God is composed of fifty-two meditations on
God, God's creation, and men and women who gave their lives for
others. The book begins with New Year, the time we think of what we
have done before and repent and resolve to correct ourselves. We
sit in awe at God's magnificent creation and what He has done for
us. We meditate on the lives of others who felt the call to follow
Christ and care for those in need. We meditate on the innocent
children whose characters and beliefs we mold as we care for them
by word and deed. We meditate on the spirit of God, the spirit of
love and truth. We meditate on God's promise for us to be with him
in the warmth of his love for eternity if we follow His example and
teaching.
"Whatever is true, whatever is good, whatever is honorable,
whatever is of good report. Whatever is lovely, whatever is pure;
think on these things (Philippians 4:8)."
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