Single Women: Affirming Our Spiritual Journey
(Hardback)
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Publishing Details
Single Women: Affirming Our Spiritual Journey
By (Author) Clare Christie
By (author) Mary O'Brien
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
30th May 1993
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
305.48
Physical Properties
Hardback
232
Description
The twenty-two contributors to this volume find a common bond in their diversity, based on their desire to explore ways that single women can live more fully in a society that places such great emphasis on marriage and narrowly defines family as spouse and children. The contributors, ranging in age from 20 to 70, represent numerous vocations and spiritual traditions. Issues of prejudice, poverty, low self-esteem, fear, loneliness, and rage surface as single women tell their stories. Working through difficulties, many found great fulfillment in aloneness and reached significant literary and professional achievements based on strengths gained from successfully overcoming feelings of worthlessness. More than a few women found great sources of strength in deep personal and religious convictions.
Reviews
Highly recommended for public and seminary libraries.-Library Journal
"Highly recommended for public and seminary libraries."-Library Journal
Author Bio
MARY O'BRIEN is an Associate Professor of Gerontology and Women's Studies at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. CLARE CHRISTIE is an attorney who has also taught classes in gerontology.
