{"product_id":"unexpected-abundance-the-fruitful-lives-of-women-without-children-paperback","title":"Unexpected Abundance: The Fruitful Lives of Women Without Children - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Felicetti\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet 25 women who generated life without giving birth. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In many Christian communities today, women are expected to have children--to \"be fruitful and multiply.\" To be childless is to be less of a woman, less of a Christian, or so it can feel. Elizabeth Felicetti is deeply familiar with this pressure as an Episcopal priest who never had the children she imagined would be part of her life. But in the landscape of her childhood in Arizona Felicetti found fresh eyes. If she's \"barren,\" so is the desert--and if you look closely, the desert teems with unexpected life. This is also true of women throughout history. Biblical women like Mary Magdalene, medieval mystics like Julian of Norwich, and modern activists like Rosa Parks did not have children, yet their lives bore fruit in their communities and in the church at large. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In reflecting on her own experience alongside those of these remarkable women, Felicetti deepens our understanding of the many ways to be fruitful. Women without children--by choice or chance--who have felt frustrated or voiceless in the church will find solidarity and inspiration in the pages of\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnexpected Abundance.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Felicetti\u003c\/b\u003e (d. 2024) was the rector of St. David's Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia. In addition to serving her church, she published essays and book reviews in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, The Christian Century\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFaith \u0026amp; Leadership, Kirkus Reviews, The Little Patuxent Review, Modern Loss \u003c\/i\u003eand numerous others, and was nominated twice for a Pushcart Prize. She was the author of the book \u003ci\u003eIrreverent Prayers: How to Talk to God When You're Seriously Sick\u003c\/i\u003e (coauthored with the Rev. Samantha Vincent-Alexander).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.49 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53557262778675,"sku":"9780802882349","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/unexpected-abundance-the-fruitful-lives-of-women-without-children-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}