Claiming the Call to Preach: Four Female Pioneers of Preaching in Nineteenth-Century America

ISBN-13: 9780197576373 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 344 str.

Donna Giver Johnston

Recenzje

Throughout history, women have faced challenges in identifying their vocational "calling."...This book shares the inspiring stories of Jarena Lee, Frances Elizabeth, Caroline Willard, Louisa Mariah Woolsey, and Florence Spearing Randolph...The author, Giver-Johnston, shares their journeys and relates them to her own experiences of resistance. By highlighting these pioneering women, the book offers valuable insight into the struggles and triumphs of those who knew they had a calling. It also sheds light on their neglected narratives and how they reclaimed their voices through preaching.

O autorze

Donna Giver-Johnston is an ordained Minister of Word and Sacrament, currently serving as Pastor of Community Presbyterian Church of Ben Avon. She has a PhD and MA from Vanderbilt University and an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary.