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Soul Satisfaction
Drawing Strength from Our Biblical Mothers and Sisters
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Is it possible for women to find positive feminine images in the Bible? For so long the Bible has been used to remind women that they were second in creation and first in sin. Yet, as Elizabeth Rankin [Geitz] demonstrates, a more careful reading of the biblical texts presents a host of powerful feminine images. Strong women like Lydia, Ruth, and Mary, plus depictions of God as mother or as a woman giving birth to creation, abound in the Scriptures. In Soul Satisfaction Elizabeth rediscovers the feminine side of the Scriptures and holds it up as a source of strength for women everywhere.
Soul Satisfaction, a collection of meditations for women, offers a Scripture quotation and reflection on what the passage means for women today. Each meditation ends with a thought or question to provoke deeper understanding and encourages the reader to put what has been learned into action.
“A rich feast of personal and challenging meditations...We as readers are indebted to this gifted author for inviting us to sit at the table with her. She has served up some real soul food.”
– The Living Church
“Elizabeth compares her search to give women their due to a hunger, and her discoveries are a banquet.”
– Star Ledger (NJ)
“Provocative...offers women a new way into the rich, nourishing wisdom of a very old book...I'd never thought of (the Bible) that way before.”
– The Daily Record (NJ)
“What would it take for you to accept yourself as created in the image of God?’ Elizabeth asks, then takes us by the hand and introduces us to energetic, creative, courageous, feisty, steady, head-up women in the Bible. This is not a pious mediation book. It’s a manual for action for women who want to make a difference in the world.”
– Sister Helen Prejean, Author of Dead Man Walking
