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Showing Mary : How Women Can Share Prayers, Wisdom, and the Blessings of God by Renita J. Weems (2005, Perfect)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherGrand Central Publishing
ISBN-100446695289
ISBN-139780446695282
eBay Product ID (ePID)44892075
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Book TitleShowing Mary : How Women Can Share Prayers, Wisdom, and the Blessings of God
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSpirituality, Inspirational, General, Christian Theology / Mariology, Christianity / General
Publication Year2005
GenreReligion
AuthorRenita J. Weems
FormatPerfect
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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight10.6 Oz
Item Length7.5 in
Item Width5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2002-100987
ReviewsWeems extrapolates a world of wisdom for everyday women in this accessible book....Her writing reaches out to women of all ages and colors....This is a valuable book.
SynopsisThe story of a young pregnant Mary visiting her older pregnant cousin Elizabeth, told in Luke 1:39-56, is one of the most profound examples in the Bible of an empowered mentoring relationship between women. Drawing upon the Hail Mary and The Magnificat prayers, SHOWING MARY retells this touching story, revealing how both mentor and protege use their respective gifts and energies to support each other. This relationship is then applied to modern life, emphasizing the importance of women mentoring women, nurturing each other's dreams, sharing wisdom and experiences, and building networks of mutually rewarding friendships between older and younger women.- SHOWING MARY was published in Walk Worthy Press hardcover in 2002. It was a #1 "Essence bestseller and a Featured Alternate of the Black Expressions Book Club.- The Deltas, the nation's largest black sorority, has used SHOWING MARY as part of its national mentoring campaign.- As seen by the astonishing success of "The Prayer of Jabez (Multnomah, 2000), books oriented around a prayer from the Bible are striking chords in the mainstream population.- SHOWING MARY is a co-publishing venture between Walk Worthy Press and Warner Books. Founded in 1997 by Denise Stinson, Walk Worthy Press publishes quality works of fiction and nonfiction that are aimed at the African American Christian market., Reverend Renita J. Weems draws upon two prayers from the Book of Luke, examining the relationship between Mary and her older cousin to reveal the important effect mentoring has on the lives of women. The story of a young pregnant Virgin Mary visiting her older pregnant cousin Elizabeth, told in Luke 1:39-56, is one of the most profound examples in the Bible of an empowered mentoring relationship between women. Drawing upon the Hail Mary and The Magnificat 9rayers, SHOWING MARY retells this touching story, revealing how both mentor and protg use their respective gifts and energies to support ach other. This relationship is then applied to modern life, emphasizing the importance of women mentoring women, nurturing each others dreams, sharing wisdom and experiences, and building networks of mutually rewarding friendships between older and younger women., Drawing upon the "Hail Mary" and "The Magnificat Prayer," Weems retells this touching story, revealing how both mentor and protg use their respective gifts and energies to support each other.
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