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Resource: Book (B4451) Fierce: Women of the Bible and Their Stories of Violence, Mercy, Bravery, Wisdom, Sex, and Salvation     
Author: Connor, Alice
Publisher: Fortress Press, 2017
Length: 182 pages
Subjects: Education; Women
Location: Women's drawer
# Copies: 1
ISBN/ISSN: 9781506410708
Description: Women in the Bible—some of their names we know, others we've only heard, and other are tragically unnamed. Pastor and provocateur Alice Connor introduces these women and invites us to see them not as players in a man's story—as victims or tempters—nor as morality archetypes, teaching us to be better wives and mothers, but as fierce foremothers of the faith. These women's stories are messy, challenging, and beautiful.

Fierce will provoke you, open up possibilities for you, invite you to imagine the inner lives of other women, even offend you at times, like the prophets did. Although separated by centuries and cultures, we aren't so different from these women; we share their desires and abilities. We are all part of the story that God is telling.

We all—men and women—can be as fierce as these women of the Bible. Sometimes our ferocity is almost invisible, but it is not extinguished. When we read their stories, we can see not only their particular, fearsome lives but also our own.

Age Groups: Young Adult; Adult (30-55); Adult (55+)


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