Review
"...gives feminine images of God that are not comonly seen." --
Pike County Dispatch (PA)"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"Drawing on a broad spectrum of God-images and women's experience embedded in biblical tradition, Elizbeth Geitz links these to everyday life in order to reveal the scriptural basis of our struggle for liberation and to make us a little more conscious of the sacredness of being female." --
Miriam Therese Winter, author of WomanWord, WomanWitness, and WomanWisdom"Geitz compares her search to give women their due to a hunger, and her discoveries are a banquet." --
Star Ledger (NJ)"Inspirational...offers encouragement and hope for women today." --
The Leaf Chronicle (TN)"Perfect for people on the run who want a thought to carry with them through the day." --
Sisters Today"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)... important book for men and boys, women and girls, clergy and laity... for study, reflection, prayer-individually, in groups... --
Sally Bucklee, reviewing for the Washington Episcopal Diocese NewspaperStrong female characters... in the Bible are part of the wealth waiting to be rediscovered and reclaimed in Christian practice... --
Voice: Episcopal Diocese of Newark newspaper
From the Back Cover
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 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 Geitz 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.
The Rev. Elizabeth Rankin Geitz is an Episcopal priest, and Interim Pastor of St. Francis Episcopal Church, Dunellen, New Jersey. Her other books include Gender and the Nicene Creed, Entertaining Angels: Hospitality Programs for the Caring Church, Recovering Lost Tradition, and Welcoming the Stranger.
