Where You Go, I Shall: Gleanings from the Stories of Biblical Widows [Paperback]

Jane J. Parkerton (Author), K. Jeanne Person (Author), Anne Winchell Silver (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 25, 2005

Where You Go, I Shall is a book that was born of experience and need. The authors, two of whom are widows and the third an Episcopal priest, were participants in a monthly support group for widows and discovered that many of the Bible’s remarkable women—Mary, Ruth, Naomi, Abigail, Anna, Tamar, Judith, and some who are unnamed—are widows. In this book, they tell and reflect upon the biblical stories, offering background for greater understanding, and the two authors who are themselves widows also reflect upon aspects of their own widowhood that relate to the biblical story. The result is a book that will provide understanding and comfort not only for widows but for all who love, care for, and minister to individuals who have been widowed.

Editorial Reviews

Review

In this remarkably candid book, ‘real’ widows write about real issues facing widows today. For those of us called to ‘witness’ widowhoods, in all their variety and complexity, Where You Go, I Shall offers an invitation to care beyond the ‘how are you doing?’ clichés. This is the most helpful book I have read on the subject. Jeanne Person’s insights into scriptural narratives challenged what I thought I knew about Naomi, Anna, Ruth, and Tamar. This book will make a difference in the spiritual paths of individuals who are experiencing widowhood as well as those who may face it in the future. (Harold Ivan Smith )

These gentle remembrances provide a guide to gleaning the ripe fields of love and loss, bereavement and quiet resilience. Mid-read I put down the book to go outside to find my husband and hold him tightly to myself. Lovely and honest. (Suzanne Guthrie )

About the Author

Jane J. Parkerton is education program administrator for the Department of Pediatrics at Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York. She is a lay leader and Stephen Minister at Grace Church Brooklyn Heights. She studied at Berea College and New York Theological Seminary. The Reverend K. Jeanne Person is an Episcopal priest and spiritual director presently serving at The Church of the Holy Trinity, New York, New York. She met her co-authors while working as associate rector at Grace Church Brooklyn Heights. She studied at Harvard Divinity School, General Theological Seminary, Columbia University, and Princeton University. Anne Winchell Silver is a spiritual director and Stephen Ministry Leader at Grace Church Brooklyn Heights, and is the author of Trustworthy Connections: Interpersonal Issues in Spiritual Direction. She studied at General Theological Seminary, Fordham University, New York University, and William Smith College.

Jane J. Parkerton is education program administrator for the Department of Pediatrics at Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York. She is a lay leader and Stephen Minister at Grace Church Brooklyn Heights. She studied at Berea College and New York Theological Seminary.

The Reverend K. Jeanne Person is an Episcopal priest and spiritual director presently serving at The Church of the Holy Trinity, New York, New York. She met her co-authors while working as associate rector at Grace Church Brooklyn Heights. She studied at Harvard Divinity School, General Theological Seminary, Columbia University, and Princeton University.

Anne Winchell Silver is a spiritual director and Stephen Ministry Leader at Grace Church Brooklyn Heights, and is the author of Trustworthy Connections: Interpersonal Issues in Spiritual Direction. She studied at General Theological Seminary, Fordham University, New York University, and William Smith College.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Cowley Publications (October 25, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1561012378
• ISBN-13: 978-1561012374
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #895,993 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A thoughtful book!, December 28, 2005

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This review is from: Where You Go, I Shall: Gleanings from the Stories of Biblical Widows (Paperback)

Two widows and an Episcopal priest were led, through their experiences with a support group for widows, to write Where You Go, I Shall: Gleanings from the Stories of Biblical Widows.

Through Biblical stories of widows like Naomi, Ruth, Abigail, Anna, Tamar, Judith and Mary as well as the unnamed, readers are introduced to and are invited to reflect on the real issues that daily face widows in our society.

The authors share their personal experiences with widowhood with the desire to provide understanding and comfort to widows and those who love them. Each chapter contains a thought-provoking prayer and meditation section for widows and all other people impacted by the death.

Armchair Interviews says: Where You Go, I Shall is a thoughtful gift that would be welcomed for all affected by the loss of their husbands.