Holy Labor: How Childbirth Shapes a Woman's Soul

by Aubry G. Smith

Book Overview

Women are valued for their ability to bear children in many cultures. The birth process, though supposedly the most painful experience of a woman's life, is seen as a necessary evil to achieve the end goal of children and motherhood.

And yet, in the face of a typically masculinized Christianity that nevertheless professes that women are equally created in the image of God, shouldn't childbirth--a uniquely feminine experience--itself shape Christian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1577997387
• ISBN13: 9781577997382
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Kirkdale Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"