Job's Daughters: Women and Power (Madeleva Lecture in Spirituality, 1990) [Paperback]

Joan Chittister (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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Chittister gives a brilliant review of women's historical powerlessness that compares women to Job as the archetypal innocent victim and uses Rollo May's categories of power (exploitative, competitive, manipulative, nurturing, and integrative) for further analysis of women's current situation. Chittister finishes by proposing an international agenda for gaining equality that will contribute to world development and peace. This splendid book is highly recommended for all libraries, for general readers, and for specialists in peace, justice, women's issues, and religion.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 83 pages
• Publisher: Paulist Press; 1st edition (June 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809131803
• ISBN-13: 978-0809131808
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,190,260 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joan Chittister, OSB (1936- ) is a Benedictine Sister of Erie, PA. She is the author of over 40 books--ten of which have won Catholic Press Association Awards (the latest 2011: God's Tender Mercy). Her book, The Monastery of the Heart: an invitation to a meaningful life, is prelude to a movement for all seekers: Monasteries of the Heart, recently begun by her Benedictine community. Sister Joan is an international speaker who inspires both her audiences and readers with her passion for justice, for equality and for peace, especially for women in both society and the church. Her PhD is from Penn State University in Speech-Communication Theory. She serves as Executive Director of Benetvision, a research and resource center for contemporary spirituality.