{"product_id":"abuelita-faith-what-women-on-the-margins-teach-us-about-wisdom-persistence-and-strength-paperback","title":"Abuelita Faith: What Women on the Margins Teach Us about Wisdom, Persistence, and Strength - 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\u003eKat Armas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e2022 Book Award Finalist (Christian Living \u0026amp; Discipleship)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutreach \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e2022 Recommended\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eResource (Christian Living)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"[A] powerful debut. . . . This persuasive testament will appeal to Christians interested in the lesser-known women of the Bible.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Armas expertly weaves her own abuelita's history of personal faith and resistance into each chapter and intersects it with biblical text, creating an approachable work.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWhat if some of our greatest theologians wouldn't be considered theologians at all?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKat Armas, a second-generation Cuban American, grew up on the outskirts of Miami's famed Little Havana neighborhood. Her earliest theological formation came from her grandmother, her abuelita, who fled Cuba during the height of political unrest and raised three children alone after her husband passed away. Combining personal storytelling with biblical reflection, Armas shows us how voices on the margins--those often dismissed, isolated, and oppressed because of their gender, socioeconomic status, or lack of education--have more to teach us about following God than we realize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbuelita Faith\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of unnamed and overlooked theologians in society and in the Bible--mothers, grandmothers, sisters, and daughters--whose survival, strength, resistance, and persistence teach us the true power of faith and love. The author's exploration of abuelita theology will help people of all cultural and ethnic backgrounds reflect on the abuelitas in their lives and ministries and on ways they can live out abuelita faith every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the Wisdom of Overlooked Women\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eCombining personal storytelling with biblical reflection, Cuban American writer Kat Armas tells the story of unnamed and overlooked theologians--mothers, grandmothers, sisters, and daughters--whose sacred wisdom teaches us something unique about spirituality and God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kat Armas masterfully integrates biblical truth with social reality and invites us to consider learning from marginalized voices as a way of growing in the wisdom and knowledge of Christ.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eSandra Maria Van Opstal\u003c\/b\u003e, executive director, Chasing Justice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Armas reminds us that theology can be lived, not just theorized by those with the most social power, and that it's happening precisely in the places where we have been told not to look.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eHillary L. McBride\u003c\/b\u003e, psychologist, author, speaker, podcaster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Armas demonstrates that powerful named and unnamed women, who through the quotidian have affected the outcome of history, fill not only the Bible but also our lives. Let us sit at Armas's feet that we might gain the wisdom we so desperately need to embody abuelita faith\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eourselves.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eMarlena Graves\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Way Up Is Down: Becoming Yourself by Forgetting Yourself\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A tour de force. Armas immediately and boldly draws us into her abuela's magnetic and wise Cuban embrace while opening up an intimate universe of courageous, faith-filled women inside the biblical narrative and beyond.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eMark Labberton\u003c\/b\u003e, president, Fuller Theological Seminary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Armas invites us to the space of the margins--a space full of struggle, failure, bodies, beauty, and the humanity we all desire to see and embrace. This journey will shake us, put us back together again, and make us free.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eDanté Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e, writer and speaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book will help people undo and heal from generations of patriarchy and envision a faith community that is guided by the wisdom, knowledge, and leadership of women.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003ePatrick B. Reyes\u003c\/b\u003e, award-winning Chicano author of \u003ci\u003eThe Purpose Gap \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNobody Cries When We Die\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"[A] powerful debut. . . . This persuasive testament will appeal to Christians interested in the lesser-known women of the Bible.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKat Armas\u003c\/b\u003e (MDiv and MAT, Fuller Theological Seminary), a Cuban-American writer and speaker, hosts \u003ci\u003eThe Protagonistas \u003c\/i\u003epodcast, where she highlights stories of everyday women of color, including writers, pastors, church leaders, and theologians. She has written for \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSojourners\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRelevant\u003c\/i\u003e, Christians for Biblical Equality, Fuller Youth Institute, \u003ci\u003eFathom\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and Missio Alliance. Armas speaks regularly at conferences on race and justice and lives in Nashville, Tennessee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.43 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966821105965,"sku":"9781587435089","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/SUowWXlYYWRQMEUwMVd3VnJLYUtwUT09.webp?v=1775539181","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/abuelita-faith-what-women-on-the-margins-teach-us-about-wisdom-persistence-and-strength-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}