We Want For Our Sisters What We Want For Ourselves
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We Want For Our Sisters What We Want For Ourselves
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Author : Patricia Dixon
language : en
Publisher: Black Classic Press
Release Date : 2009
We Want For Our Sisters What We Want For Ourselves written by Patricia Dixon and has been published by Black Classic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Family & Relationships categories.
In We Want for Our Sisters What We Want for Ourselves, Dr. Patricia Dixon debunks myths about monogamy and polygyny and challenges us to rethink our approach to marriage and family. This book reveals that before European domination, polygyny was an accepted marriage and family practice in over eighty percent of the world's cultures. Even in Western societies, polygyny has always been practiced. However, because it is done so under a myth of monogamy, this creates a "peculiar" form of the practice that is demoralizing to women. This peculiar form of polygyny was practiced in early European history in Greece and Rome. It was also practiced during slavery in the U.S. to the detriment of African American women and their families. Even in contemporary America, because closed polygyny is practiced in various forms, under the guise of monogamy, it continues to disempower African American women and undermine their marriages and families. Dr. Dixon offers many reasons to support polygyny, most importantly, the shortage of available African American men. Through extensive interviews, she offers an insider's look at polygynous marriages, showing readers its benefits and disadvantages, inter-personal dynamics, how financial, sexual, and parental responsibilities are determined, and the legal, moral, and cultural challenges that must be overcome in order to make polygynous marriage possible within American society. Finally, she calls for African American women to move toward building marriages and families based on love, truth, community, and ultimately a womanist ethic of care for sisters. Book jacket.
We Want For Our Sisters What We Want For Ourselves
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Author : Patricia Dixon
language : en
Publisher: Hodder Gibson
Release Date : 2000-09-01
We Want For Our Sisters What We Want For Ourselves written by Patricia Dixon and has been published by Hodder Gibson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-09-01 with Family & Relationships categories.
Hannah And Her Sisters A Call For Women In The Church To Love As Jesus Loved Revised Edition
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Author : Barbara J. Brooks
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2014-09-26
Hannah And Her Sisters A Call For Women In The Church To Love As Jesus Loved Revised Edition written by Barbara J. Brooks and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-26 with Religion categories.
[Revised edition] Hannah and Her Sisters examines the often tense relationships between women in the church. While openly addressing a difficult issue that has been ignored far too long, the author's love for the church and its people resonates through the pages. The topic is discussed without criticism or judgment, but with balanced, rational observations. The author's honesty and self-disclosure make this book highly readable and appealing to a wide audience, yet it is scholarly and well supported by Scripture and authoritative writers in the church community. The book is helpful to those who need encouragement on either side of the issue of emotional wounding that sometimes occurs in church, as well as the leaders who may be called upon to help both victims and offenders find healing and forgiveness.
In Defense Of Plural Marriage
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Author : Ronald C. Den Otter
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2015-05-28
In Defense Of Plural Marriage written by Ronald C. Den Otter and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-28 with Law categories.
This book outlines the constitutional argument in favor of plural marriage in the United States.
Coffee Chat On Improving The Quality Of Our Life Experiences
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Author : Steve Moloney
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
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Coffee Chat On Improving The Quality Of Our Life Experiences written by Steve Moloney and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Fraught Intimacies
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Author : Nathan Rambukkana
language : en
Publisher: UBC Press
Release Date : 2015-05-30
Fraught Intimacies written by Nathan Rambukkana and has been published by UBC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-30 with Family & Relationships categories.
Adultery scandals involving politicians. Dating websites for married women and men. Raids of polygamous communities. Reality shows about polyamorists. It seems that non-monogamy is everywhere: in popular culture, in the news, and before the courts. In Fraught Intimacies, Nathan Rambukkana examines how polygamy, adultery, and polyamory are represented in the public sphere and the effect this is having on intimate relationships and aspects of contemporary Western society. As this book demonstrates, although monogamy is considered and presented as the norm in Western society, many kinds of sexual and romantic relationships exist within its borders. Rambukkana’s intricate analysis reveals how some forms of non-monogamy are tacitly accepted, even glamourized, while others are vilified and reviled. By questioning what this says about intimacy, power, and privilege, this book offers an innovative framework for understanding the status of non-monogamy in Western society.
Forbidden Intimacies
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Author : Melanie Heath
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2023-02-21
Forbidden Intimacies written by Melanie Heath and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-21 with Social Science categories.
A poignant account of everyday polygamy and what its regulation reveals about who is viewed as an "Other" In the past thirty years, polygamy has become a flashpoint of conflict as Western governments attempt to regulate certain cultural and religious practices that challenge seemingly central principles of family and justice. In Forbidden Intimacies, Melanie Heath comparatively investigates the regulation of polygamy in the United States, Canada, France, and Mayotte. Drawing on a wealth of ethnographic and archival sources, Heath uncovers the ways in which intimacies framed as "other" and "offensive" serve to define the very limits of Western tolerance. These regulation efforts, counterintuitively, allow the flourishing of polygamies on the ground. The case studies illustrate a continuum of justice, in which some groups, like white fundamentalist Mormons in the U.S., organize to fight against the prohibition of their families' existence, whereas African migrants in France face racialized discrimination in addition to rigid migration policies. The matrix of legal and social contexts, informed by gender, race, sexuality, and class, shapes the everyday experiences of these relationships. Heath uses the term "labyrinthine love" to conceptualize the complex ways individuals negotiate different kinds of relationships, ranging from romantic to coercive. What unites these families is the secrecy in which they must operate. As government intervention erodes their abilities to secure housing, welfare, work, and even protection from abuse, Heath exposes the huge variety of intimacies, and the power they hold to challenge heteronormative, Western ideals of love.
Women Of The Nation
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Author : Dawn-Marie Gibson
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2014
Women Of The Nation written by Dawn-Marie Gibson and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with History categories.
With vocal public figures such as Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad, and Louis Farrakhan, the Nation of Islam often appears to be a male-centric religious movement, and over 60 years of scholarship have perpetuated that notion. Yet, women have been pivotal in the NOI's development, playing a major role in creating the public image that made it appealing and captivating. Women of the Nation draws on oral histories and interviews with approximately 100 women across several cities to provide an overview of women's historical contributions and their varied experiences of the NOI, including both its continuing community under Farrakhan and its offshoot into Sunni Islam under Imam W.D. Mohammed. The authors examine how women have interpreted and navigated the NOI's gender ideologies and practices, illuminating the experiences of African-American, Latina, and Native American women within the NOI and their changing roles within this patriarchal movement. The book argues that the Nation of Islam experience for women has been characterized by an expression of Islam sensitive to American cultural messages about race and gender, but also by gender and race ideals in the Islamic tradition. It offers the first exhaustive study of womenOCOs experiences in both the NOI and the W.D. Mohammed community."
Brave New Girl
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Author : Chloe Brotheridge
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2019-05-02
Brave New Girl written by Chloe Brotheridge and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-02 with Self-Help categories.
Harness your inner stength, confidence and stability with the essential guide from renowned hypnotherapist, host of The Calmer You podcast and bestselling author of The Anxiety Solution It's time to be the happiest, most confident and content version of yourself . . . 'The only way to improve our confidence - in any area of life - is by pushing through our comfort zone . . . This straightforward guide will show you how' Evening Standard, Books to Read for Better Mental Health ___________ Confidence is not something we either have or don't have - it can be built, and this straightforward guide will show you how. Renowned clinical hypnotherapist and anxiety expert Chloe Brotheridge has helped hundreds of clients with anxiety and low self-confidence, and in this book will use her own stories, scientific research, and the experiences of other women to show you how to: · Feel more confident · Spend less time worrying and people-pleasing · Build self-belief · Reach your full potential · Assertively set boundaries for a happier, healthier you Brave New Girl reveals how everyone can follow their path to confidence. 'A straightforward guide . . . she uses her own stories, scientific research and the experiences of other women to show her readers how to feel more confident' Stylist As seen in The Guardian, Mirror and Daily Express Praise for The Anxiety Solution: 'Remarkable, pioneering, could change your life' Daily Mail
For The Salvation Of My Sisters
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Author : Michelle L. Joseph
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-01
For The Salvation Of My Sisters written by Michelle L. Joseph and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
About the bookSalvation, what is salvation? It is the rescue from sin and death to life. How do we know we need salvation? We need it, because we were all born into a sinful world and are living in a world headed for death. For the Salvation of My Sisters is about understanding this truth through the eyes of young women in the world today. It is to help them understand that they are not alone, that the women of the bible went through the same things we experience now in our earthly lives. It is to help them learn that God is in control of all things and that in Him there is life, love, protection, joy, and hope for a brighter future. It is to help them understand that they are special to God and that He wants His best for them. Young women in the world have so much to contend with that they sometimes get caught up in things that God never meant for them to experience, like molestation, abuse, drugs, drinking, immoral sex acts, and prostitution. They are made to feel less than equal with their male counter parts, yet God made them in the same image as Him, just like He made man. Through this book, young women will find out that they are on equal ground with all of God's creation, that there is life in Christ for them to live in abundance, and that God loves them very much and wants his best to be done in their lives. They will come to understand God and his plan of salvation for their lives so that they can be heaven bound. They will learn of the women in the bible who faced many of the same obstacles and situations they face and how they were rescued from them through trusting and obeying God. They will learn how to trust God in making the best decisions concerning their life, love, jobs, and children. Whatever their need is, God has a plan for them.Many of us are walking around saying, “God is good all the time and all the time God is good,” yet for as many saying it, most don't believe it. What we have to understand is that, yes, God is good even when we are going through something. We think God has no clue that we are suffering, hurting, crying, sick, broken hearted, physically and mentally drained, beaten down and fed-up. We think God does not love us, doesn't care about us, and has forgotten about us, because our life is not going according to our plan. The thing is God's plan is different from ours. We may have to give what we think we don't have, we may have to help who we don't want to help. We may have to pray when we fill like God is not listening, we may have to love those we want to hate. God's plan requires that we stretch further than we ever have before. God's plan calls for us to give up all of ourselves to know Him. It pushes us to the outside of the box when we want to hold on to the rim of the box. It tells us to trust Him when we don't feel Him or hear Him. His plan tells us to turn from who we use to be into who He has called us to be, true children of the living God. This book is a labor of love for my own young daughters who are now grown and living life for God. Since I came to know the love of God I have prayed for them to come to know Him in a great and mighty way. God is working in their life and I am so pride of how they are changing into the godly women that He can use to make a difference in the kingdom of God. I pray that whoever receives this book will grow and understand that God loves you so much that He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, that you may have life to the fullest. I pray that you will listen to what you hear God speak to you through these words and let Him change you into the beloved of God, for you desire His best and He desires all of you, spirit, mind, soul, body, and heart, in Jesus name, Amen.Psalm 91:15-14 The Lord says, I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name. When they call Me, I will answer. I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them. I will reward them with a long life and give them My salvation.