Mother Maria Skobtsova And Matrona Popova

Biographies of Mother Maria Skobtsova and the Paris Emigre movement and Matrona Popova of Russia

Explore a diversity of feminist readings of the Bible This latest volume in the Bible and Women series is concerned with documenting, through word and image, both well-known and largely unknown women and their relationship to the Bible from the period of the late eighteenth century up to the beginning of the twentieth century. The essays in this collection illustrate the broad range of treatment of the Holy Scripture. Paul Chilcote, Marion Ann Taylor, Christiana de Groot, Elizabeth M. Davis, and Pamela S. Nadell offer perspectives on the Anglo-American sphere during this period. Marina Cacchi, Adriano Valerio, Inmaculada Blasco Herranz, and Alexei Klutschewski and Eva Maria Synek illuminate the areas of southern and eastern Europe. Angela Berlis, Ruth Albrecht, Doris Brodbeck, Ute Gause, and Michaela Sohn-Kronthaler examine women from the German-speaking world and their texts. Bernhard Schneider, Magda Motté, Katharina Büttner-Kirschner, and Elfriede Wiltschnigg treat the subject area of religious literature and art. Features Insight into how women participated in academic exegesis and applied biblical figures as models for structuring their own lives Exploration of genres used by women, including letters, diaries, autobiographical records, stories, novels, songs, poems, and specialized exegetical treatises and commentaries on individual books of the Bible Detailed analyses of women’s interpretations ranging from those that sought to confirm traditions to those that challenged them

This is an examination of the divine feminine archetype in Jewish mysticism and Kabbalistic philosophy

A gift collection, and the first 365-day book on women saints, offers an amazing wealth of information and powerful inspiration.

Learn ancient lore and modern scientific discoveries, along with explicit ways to prepare and use over 90 essential medicinal herbs, in Herbal Gold by Madonna Sophia Compton. The author is a resident herbalist at the Sonoma Holistic Center, a member of the Herb Research Foundation, and teaches at the Graduate School for Holistic Studies at John F. Kennedy University in California. In Herbal Gold, she presents the traditions and latest research to help you achieve optimum health in the new millennium. In the pages of Herbal Gold, you will learn how to use the right herbs in the right combinations to: Boost your immune system Increase longevity Cure nutritional deficiencies Reduce stress Improve your spirit Foster resilience in all areas of your life In Herbal Gold, you will also discover: A complete herbal, with the history, common names, recent research, gathering instructions, and correspondences for more than 90 herbs Current research on the amazing qualities of herbs such as cat's claw and pine bark Histories of famous herbalists and an interview with famed herbalist, Rosemary Gladstar Must-have herbs for your herbal first-aid kit Herbal Gold is about more than healing, it is also about living a healthy life. In today's world, that is becoming more and more difficult. The level of toxic chemicals in our food and water seems to rise yearly. Food is grown in soil that has been depleted of essential minerals, so the value of traditionally nutrient-rich food is shrinking. In spite of all the money spent on research, cancer is on the rise. Cattle are raised on hormone disrupters and steroids. Many Westerners are overweight, yet nutritionally deficient. The answer may be simple: go back to the basics. Use herbs to cleanse, heal, and protect yourself. It's not enough to pop a multivitamin-to combat toxicity, you must choose the right herbs and take them in the right combinations. Let Herbal Gold show you how. Get your copy now.

An analysis of the Sophiology of Sergius Bulgakov which includes perspectives representative of feminist, anthropological, cosmological and ecological concerns

A book of reflections of Meister Eckhart, including an analysis of his life and times, and the ecumenical nature of his mysticism.