What kind of mother must a woman be to give birth to “chosen” or “saved” peoples? The many stories of biblical mothers found in the Hebrew Bible and New
The world is filled with messages for women about pregnancy. Popular books and well-meaning family and friends offer unsolicited advice about what to expect and
In Mothers of the Bible Speak to Mothers of Today, readers meet ordinary women of their day who, by God's incomparable grace, were used for extraordinary purpos
Millions of women have felt the power of birth, and countless women long for it. But for too many, birth can seem like a purely clinical experience — somethin
Juliana Claassens explores alternative Old Testament metaphors that portray God as mourner, mother, and midwife--images that resist the violence and bloodshed a