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50 women every Christian should know : learning from heroines of the faith

Fifty women every Christian should know (other title)

Summary: Throughout history, countless women have boldly stepped out in faith and courage, leaving their indelible mark on those around them and on the kingdom of God. In lively prose Michelle DeRusha tells their stories, bringing into focus fifty incredible heroines of the faith. From Catherine of Siena, Teresa of Avila, and Anne Hutchison to Susanna Wesley, Harriet Tubman, and Corrie ten Boom, women both famous and admirable live again under DeRusha's expert pen. These engaging narratives are a potent reminder to readers that we are not alone, the battles we face today are not new, and God is always with us in the midst of the struggle.

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ISBN: 9780801015878
ISBN: 0801015871
Physical Description: print
377 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Books, 2014.
Copyright: ©2014

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1 Hildegard of Bingen: "Say and Write What You See and Hear" (1098-1179) 19 -- 2 Saint Birgitta (Bridget) of Sweden: God's Emissary (1303-1373) 26 -- 3 Julian of Norwich: "And All Shall Be Well" (c. 1342-c. 1416) 33 -- 4 Catherine of Siena: A Holy Resolution of the Heart (1347-1380) 39 -- 5 Margery Kempe: Medieval Memoirist (c. 1373-c. 1438) 45 -- 6 Katharina Luther: The Deeper Story (1499-1550) 52 -- 7 Teresa of Ávila: Afire with a Great Love for God (1515-1582) 58 -- 8 Anne Askew: More Than a Martyr (1521-1546) 65 -- 9 Anne Hutchinson: The Perseverance of a Puritan Preacher (1591-1643) 70 -- 10 Anne Bradstreet: Colonial Kindred Spirit (1612-1672) 77 -- 11 Margaret Fell: "I Shall Stand for God and Truth" (1614-1702) 84 -- 12 Susanna Wesley: More Than the Mother of Methodism (1669-1742) 91 -- 13 Hannah More: Setting the Stage for Sunday School (1745-1833) 98 -- 14 Phillis Wheatley: 'Twas Mercy (1753-1784) 105 -- 15 Elizabeth Fry: Quaker Prison Reformer (1780-1845) 112 -- 16 Jarena Lee: The Power to Speak (1783-?) 119 -- 17 Ann Hasseltine Judson: Bringing the Knowledge of Truth to Burma (1789-1826) 125 -- 18 Mary Lyon: A Thousand Streams (1797-1849) 132 -- 19 Sojourner Truth: Declaring the Truth to the People (1797-1883) 139 -- 20 Phoebe Palmer: Trials to Triumphs (1807-1874) 145 -- 21 Harriet Beecher Stowe: She Wrote for Freedom, She Wrote for Hope (1811-1896) 152 -- 22 Florence Nightingale: Called to the Crimea and Beyond (1820-1910) 159 -- 23 Harriet Tubman: "I Was Free: They Should Be Free" (1820-1913) 165 -- 24 Antoinette Brown Blackwell: "Why Should I Not Pray?" (1825-1921) 172 -- 25 Josephine Butler: A Passionate Advocate for Prostitutes (1828-1906) 180 -- 26 Catherine Booth: Mother of the Army (1826-1890) 186 -- 27 Hannah Whitall Smith: God Is Enough (1832-1911) 193 -- 28 Clara Swain: Healing Bodies, Ministering to Souls (1834-1910 200 -- 29 Amanda Berry Smith: Preaching in the Face of Racism (1837-1915) 207 -- 30 Lottie Moon: The Unlikely Missionary (1840-1912) 213 -- 31 Fanny Crosby: My Story, My Song (1840-1915) 219 -- 32 Pandita Ramabai: A Stream of Living Water (1858-1922) 225 -- 33 Amy Carmichael: The Winning of Souls (1867-1951) 232 -- 34 Ida Scudder: God Knocked and She Answered (1870-1960) 239 -- 35 Thérèse of Lisieux: The Little Way (1873-1897) 245 -- 36 Mary McLeod Bethune: Enter to Learn, Depart to Serve (1875-1955) 252 -- 37 Faye Edgerton: Good News for the Navajo (1889-1968) 259 -- 38 Edith Stein: A Sacrifice for Her People (1891-1942) 266 -- 39 Corrie ten Boom: Under His Wings You Shall Trust (1892-1983) 273 -- 40 Dorothy Sayers: A Reluctant Prophet (1895-1957) 280 -- 41 Dorothy Day: Love Your Neighbor (1897-1980) 287 -- 42 Gladys Aylward: The Small Woman Who Did God's Great Work (1902-1970) 294 -- 43 Simone Weil: The Uncompromising Christian (1909-1934) 301 -- 44 Mother Teresa: A Pencil in God's Hand (1910-1997) 308 -- 45 Mahalia Jackson: Queen of Gospel (1911-1972) 315 -- 46 Edith Schaeffer: A Wonderful Paradox (1914-2013) 321 -- 47 Fannie Lou Hamer: A Political Activist Who Lived by Love (1917-1977) 327 -- 48 Madeleine L'Engle: Writing toward the Why (1918-2007) 334 -- 49 Ruth Bell Graham: Keep Looking Forward (1920-2007) 340 -- 50 Flannery O'Connor: The Observer (1925-1964) 347.