Wisdom from the Middle Ages for Middle-aged Women - Brossura

Hamilton, Lisa B.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0819222372 ISBN 13: 9780819222374

Casa editrice: Morehouse Pub Co, 2007

Riassunto

Medieval mystics have much wisdom to offer contemporary middle-aged women grappling with empty nests, evolving careers and relationships, spiritual growth, and physical issues. Mechthild, for example, began her writing career at the age of fifty. And Julian, referring to Christ as “our kind mother, our gracious mother,” has a vision of Christ allowing us to make mistakes, a helpful image for women mothering nearly adult children.

Each chapter focuses on a topic of interest to modern middle-aged women. Useful for individuals and groups.

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Product Description

This book is particularly relevant to the market because it looks at the issues that directly affect most middle-aged women - empty nest, career changes, relationships, as well as physical and spiritual questions.Using famous spiritual women from the middle ages, it looks at what they said and how this relates to middle age. For example, Julian of Norwich (who despite the name, was a women!) refers to Christ as "our kind mother, our gracious mother" and has a vision of a Christ who allows us to make mistakes. Nobody will have reached middle age without making the odd error or two hundred, so this ideal of Jesus is important.Other women featured are Hildegard of Bingen, Mechthild of Magdeburg or Claire of Assisi. All have something to offer the middle-aged women of today.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Morehouse Pub Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0819222372
• ISBN 13: 9780819222374
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 216