Journeys by Heart A Christology of Erotic Power

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Rita Nakashima Brock

Publisher: WIPF & STOCK ISBN 0-8245-1082-8

Pub Date: 11/08

Winner of the 1988 crossroad Women's Studies Award ""An emotionally provocative book, Journeys by Heart places the 'theology of the abused child' at the center of feminist theory. A revisioning of Christianity, it stretches traditional concepts and sheds new light on the fact that through our acts of love and lovelessness we create one another."" Award Committee " Brock's Asian and American experiences gave her remarkable insights and placing an emphasis on the need to break out of death-dealing, hierarchical patterns of life in our families and communities." Daughters of Sarah " In an accessible way she gives a fresh perspective on the standard problems in feminist theology . Lending her theological views of child abuse should interest anyone--lay person, cleric, or academic--who wants to know more about relationship of religion to feminism."Theology Today